Replies to post #1072 on Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[CombJelly]

"Please clean your glasses."

Elmer I am guessing you just caught some of the posters here off guard. Try to stay consistent in the future, ok? Otherwise, kneekerk reactions to your posts can lead to embarassing results...

[economaniac]

Elmer et al re A64 availability.

I think there is a lot of argument without a lot of content on this question. AMD has said September launch. That would miss the back to school sales window but allow for widespread availability in time for Christmas sales that really gear up in mid November. It is largely irrelevant whether systems are widely available in late September/early October, but critical that they are available in November in time for Christmas sales. I suspect that is the meaning of the Inquirer post, that A64 will miss BTS but be available in time for Christmas inventory builds.

Personally I will be disappointed if the A64 launch is not "real" with systems available immediately, but I don't think it is really material one way or the other. It is not reasonable to expect that A64 will generate significant revenue in Q3 based on current guidance. If it does I will be pleasantly surprised. It had better be a good chunk of revenue in Q4. In order to accomplish that AMD needs to lock down design wins in July and August and start to sell processors into the channel in September for the Christmas build. They need the real ramp to start in October. I think that is consistent with most of the comments on both sides of this "argument" so I'm not sure what all the fuss is about.

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[Not a Short]

I saw the ? but "Athlon64 delayed until Christmas?" is a sentence fragment not a question and it implies darker content than a question would. Is Athlon64 going to be delay util Christmas is a question. Was Athlon64 delayed recently is a question. Athlon64 delyaed until christmas is a sentance fragment that implies that Athlon64 has been delayed until Christmas. Just throwing random puncuation on a word does not a sentence make.

I admit I am beating a dead horse. But I wonder if you realize how you are perceived by others. You make broad statements often and argue with tenacity. Methinks you come across as spewing nonsense just as often as not. If you started your whole thought process with saying something like you have in more than half of the replies you have given to us since the first message that started this thread the thread about your statement wouldn't exist. Simply don't be so terse yet sweeping, say what you mean to say but say it more fully and/or clearly.

For the record I also don't plan to be a thorn in your side, feel free to ignore this message if you feel there is nothing to gain from it. I'll drop the issue and wait for some good or bad news to come along before I jump back in...

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