Replies to post #28722 on Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[chipguy]

Why is Intel saying 64-bit is not for desktops?

1) What is the manufacturing cost of an average 1Q04
desktop PC? What cost represents the high end of the
lowest cost 80% of desktop volume? 90%? 95%. Now
how much of these costs is allocated to memory?

2) What is the cost of 8 GB of DDR?

How does 1 compare to 2?

I don't think Intel isn't saying the desktop won't ever
go 64 bit, just that it doesn't make sense economically
or practically right now for the overwhelming majority
of users.

[Tenchu]

Avatar, this says it all. From the article:

It will only be true while Intel, Microsoft and the market want it to be true, and that may be for quite a while yet.

Hence the reason many AMD cheerleaders are hoping that Microsoft delivers a 64-bit OS in time.

Tenchu