Um, yeah, that was Timna. Worked out real well for them, didn't it? :)
Funny you mention that chip. AMD just licensed Rambus IP. If AMD was willing to pull 64 bit x86 out of Intel's trash to counter IPF who knows what it might do in response to VIIV.
I don't know, do you? Have a link that says the OBMC was there and didn't work? Or was it some other reason and you're just trying to make something up?