AMD goes to War

This posting is not Technology-related ...
may be War-related but we feel our readers
may find this story interesting to read.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) ridiculed
Intel's move for power-efficient chips
(see our last posting) :
"[The new micro-architecture] is taking the
Pentium 3 architecture and using that in the
desktop space. By calling it next generation,
they are trying to put the best coat of paint
on it that they can."

AMD's attempts to win customers out from under Intel have gotten nastier
of late. It filed an antitrust lawsuit in June alleging that Intel engages in
anti-competitive behavior designed to lock AMD out of market for PC and
server microprocessors. Intel has a formal legal response due in early
September.

Today AMD took out full page ads in national newspapers to challenge
Intel to a "dual core duel" to see whose chips are faster. Meanwhile,
Paul Otellini, Intel's CEO declining the opportunity to attack, simply said,
"I think that companies and products are best judged in the marketplace."