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[jhalada]

wbmw,

By the way, I'm waiting for that cost calculation based on a hypothetical 15-20% chipset margins. I'm sure it might lead you to more "discoveries".

Discovery that you will go to any length to maintain the myth that Intel has lower cost of production? It is not really a discovery. I knew it before the start of the discussion, and you are only confirming it.

I will make that adjustment after you explain to me why it is that it costs about the same or more to produce a chipset on depreciated fab / machinery, (trailing edge, fully mature process technology) as it costs to produce a CPU on ledaing edge, less than mature process technology.

Here are some prices and costs of production implied by you

 
 chipset         Price     Cost at 15% margin    20% 
 Intel® 925X       50             42.50         40.00 
 Intel® 915G       41             34.85         32.80 
 Intel® 915P       37             31.45         29.60 
 

Good luck

While at it, you can explain to me the wisdom of selling chipsets at loss and the legality of driving competitors out of business with predatory pricing (and/or tying of one product with another).

Joe