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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. Superquick. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "Part of what I do is put the emphasis on how fast we respond,"

    Yeah, it's only taken you eight years. Great job :P

  2. Re:Is that really the problem? by rokzy · · Score: 4, Funny

    reminds me of a Dilbert cartoon:

    PHB: "we're a large company an can't compete with these small, nimble companies. the good news is that at this rate we'll soon be the smallest company around."

  3. Raising Arizona by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    They neglected to mention the location was Arizona, India. Its a new company town Intel is building.

  4. More Intel ideas... by bje2 · · Score: 5, Funny

    take all the money that's going into those crappy blue man group commericals, and use it for some R&D...i hate those commercials...

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