Replies to post #149367 on Intel Corp (INTC)

[herb will]

"AMD has always had more platform continuity generation to generation."

Well if you say so it has to be an AMD absolute, unmitigated, unvarnished, gospel, canonized fact. Anyway on
Wednesday the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) will determine if the previous judgement and I assume the fine should be reversed. I think the below comment in this article is most significant and will bear heavy on the outcome. Sarcastically, as it would reverse Nellie Crow's victorious statement that Intel now supports the European taxpayer.

“An adverse ruling for the Commission on Wednesday could result in a radical review of ongoing cases, said Andrew Ward, a partner at Madrid-based law firm Cuatrecasas.
“A loss in such a high-profile case would be embarrassing (for the regulator),” he said, adding that it might mean that long-established theories and processes would need to be reassessed.”
“Losing against Intel would clearly be a blow to the Commission and a confidence boost for Google, since on the face of it the theory of harm is much more established in the Intel case.”

http://www.oann.com/landmark-intel-judgment-critical-for-other-eu-antitrust-cases/

[drjohn]

As for the needing a new motherboard, well for anyone deciding between Ryzen and Coffeelake, that will be a complete non-issue, as Ryzen also requires a new motherboard.

How many people actually upgrade their CPU, other than some enthusiasts it almost never happens. If Intel comes out and states the new Z370 boards will support 10 nm CPU the enthusiast crowd will eat them up especially if 6 core 12 thread coffeelake destroys Rezen 8 core 16 thread in gaming and is at least equal in multitasking benchmarks. Ryzen7 prices are collapsing, competition is a good thing.

[Colonel Sanders]

I wait at least 5 years between upgrades, so having to get a new motherboard is a complete non-issue for me, because by the time 5 years has passed, I want the updated features on the new motherboard.

I'm not against any company having the same motherboard being compatible for multiple generations, but let's face it, this issue has mainly been an excuse that diehard AMD fans cling to, to justify why they have bought a less than stellar performer.