RE:"And I believe Hammer is in worse shape than admitted so far. It may be completely functional but too slow and unmanufacturable. AMD has no choice but to continue the hype because admitting the truth would be tantamount to putting a bullet in their own head."
Likely true, at this time. Probably have to add a layer. If the speed doesn't kill them SOI will. Meanwhile P4 keeps scaling without the fancy SOI. AMD doesn't seem to see the big picture...they always get caught trying to fix up a jalopy.
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