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Source: TG Daily
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Round Rock (TX) - When AMD first entered the x86 CPU market, it positioned itself as a value-driven alternative to Intel's Pentium. That was a very successful first step. Later, AMD established a position for itself on the high-end as well, and even on the premium side of the price scale, as a performance leader. This was a strategy that would confound Intel's best efforts for nearly two years. But those periods of history are marked by the milestones of Intel's competitive responses, all of which drove AMD to new directions.

"Historically, if you go back to periods when AMD has gotten above 20% [market share], Intel has responded viciously," related Shane Rau, research manager for the semiconductor group at IDC. "In 1998, it was a product response; that's when [Intel] introduced Celeron. That took back share. In 2001, it was a price war, through which Intel took back share and indeed drove AMD into the red. This time, it's a response based on both price and product. That level of response testifies to the strength of positioning that AMD has today, relative to those prior two periods."

The_Neon_Cowboy

the do am3 yet another new socket from a company that has to many sockets, aka forced upgrades.
putting two duel cpus togeather on one board mid 2007, vs intel. q4 2006 4 cores , one board, 775 socket. Vs AMD forceing you to upgrade to a NEW board right after forceing AM2...

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