Replies to post #3494 on Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[wbmw]

Elmer, Re: Personally my guess is that Intel strongarmed IBM into doing it...

You should put a disclaimer on your sarcasm; else, some of the people here will begin to believe it. ;-)

[Andy Grave]

I really don't know but perhaps we should quote IBM:

"IBM had to have a strong Intel 32-bit and 64-bit product line in order not to confuse customers into thinking that there's some unannounced transition to AMD in the cards," Kastner said. And IBM's Itanium support trails that of rival Hewlett-Packard, "which is betting the company on Itanium," he added.

You quoted a hack from Aberdeen group.

Andy Grave

[dougSF30]

Elmer, Re: Personally my guess is that Intel strongarmed IBM into doing it...

Your tinfoil hat must be on a little too tight today. Have you been abducted by aliens, too? :)

Doug

[smoothh20]

Elmer:
Personally my guess is that Intel strongarmed IBM into doing it...

Ummm, and personally, my guess is that there's not a lot of "strongarming" that Intel can do to IBM. Pleading, maybe.

Smooth