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Intel to Spend $2B To Stay In The Game

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the i'll-take-a-piece-of-that-pie dept.

hexed_2050 writes "AMD has declared dominance in the gaming and server microprocessor market in 2004, and Intel needs to respond.. fast! This is why Intel has planned to spend 2 billion dollars to upgrade their eight year old, Fab 12 plant in Arizona. "Part of what I do is put the emphasis on how fast we respond," explains Robert Baker, Intel's top manufacturing executive."

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  1. Re:Story time by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    It's interesting _why_ this is the case; considering that AMD seems to provide better performance and better price/performance today.

    Is this largely Intel fanboy-customers like Dell who remain faithful despite having to suffer through having inferior products?

    Is this largely clueless execs like Carley, who think if she sucks enough intel cock they might finally give their former-EPIC-partner a working Itanium?

    Is it merely that AMD can't ramp up fabs fast enough to meet demand?

    Something I missed.

  2. Re:fanboys by mrm677 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    dominance in the way of performance you dolt.

    Really? Do they really "dominate" in the way of performance? I haven't looked at the latest benchmarks. How much faster is AMD's best compared to Intel's? 20%? 30%? This is really not that significant when processors double in speed every 18 months.