Replies to post #12463 on Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[chipguy]

wbmw, re: brilliantly original marketing

Pentium. Pentium Pro. Pentium II. Pentium III. Pentium 4. *YAAAWN*

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/7/31975.html
http://bwnt.businessweek.com/brand/2003/index.asp

Sorry AMD doesn't make the list. Its brand recognition
drops off dramatically outside its key demographic
group (inactive males under 30 who still live with
their parents).

[wbmw]

Aburner, Re: Pentium. Pentium Pro. Pentium II. Pentium III. Pentium 4. *YAAAWN*

Interesting that you can't see the difference between a company changing the suffix of their own brand to leverage off their previous branding - like Intel does, and using suffixes from competitors like "XP", "-M", and "FX", to leverage off their competitor's branding - like AMD does.