Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[bobs10]

Now you are pretending that Intel had "all the advantages" five years ago? I think it's your analogy that "begs credulity."

Me...

Well it may have looked that way, but AMD was soon to revert to its normal inability to manufacture what it designed. So even though INTC had the problems you listed they paled in comparison to what AMD was about to experience. The problems INTC had were just shoved under the rug as the P4 started coming into its' own. INTC then had the best design, the best manufacturing processes, tons of capacity, the best Mafia marketing, and more money than Midas.

Since then INTC has given up the design lead, as well as the manufacturing processing lead. The capacity issue is about to disappear and the suit has added the icing to the INTC marketing cake that was already crumbling. INTC's advantages are rapidly being reduced to just money.

So, you tell me who has achieved what in the last 5 years. The things you listed were just the start of an INTC decline that is still gaining momentum. At that time AMD was laying the groundwork for what would turn out to be design domination in everything but laptops.