inq NOW reports A64 is ready and doing great

[eden]

Admittedly, AMD is becoming INTEL. More and more.

Is it a bad thing? Me thinks not. They are doing the only thing that can get them again in this capitalistic world. Higher prices, constant need to make customers change hardware, etc.
First the socket confusion thing and switch, then the higher prices, and there's more that I forget. Oh, the add!

Let's hope it doesn't crash n' burn though hehe. After all they DO have monkey marketting folks.

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[pitsi]

Because Amd is supposed to sell cheaper than Intel not more.

This is bullshit! If they are selling equal quality (and performance) products, then they have the right to ask for the same money as Intel. And don't jump in anyone saying that the Athlon 64 won't perform on par with whatever because that's not our point here. He (HardwareBoss) made a statement which I find absolutely ridiculous, and that's what I am commenting on.

 

[jmecor]

It's ok for me for amd to raise prices for their premium products. Sooner it will drop. (YES, it's all marketing and competition).

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[jmecor]

We've seen already Opteron's performance, it's very good, And aMD is confident in their pricing scheme for A64.

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[eden]

Most consumers-enthusiasts have a stigma left by AMD that they have low prices anytime.

It IS of surprise when the 3200+ was BS priced with no value. However, lest we forget, AMD is dying thanks to idiot-fanboys out there who want them to have prices like 50$ for a CPU, so THEY can win, but AMD can't. Fact is, they NEED to raise prices to Intel level, all the while offering the right competitive performance. Otherwise, expect AMD to die, like Omid said, thanks to fanboys.

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[simwiz2]

This is bullshit! If they are selling equal quality (and performance) products, then they have the right to ask for the same money as Intel.

Except that Intel has brand recognition that AMD will probably never have. Assuming equal performance and price, if someone sees a computer with an Intel chip that they know and trust, or an AMD chip that they have never heard of, which will they buy?

 

[pitsi]

This is no reason for pricing their products lower than Intel. If someone doesn't know [-peep-] about computers then yes, he will probably choose Intel over AMD. But if it's someone who understands, then he will make the right choice for himself based on the product and not on the label that product carries. This whole situation is becoming a little ridiculous for me! You want AMD to compete, you want AMD to make better products than Intel, and you also want AMD to ask less money than Intel, even if they sell the same thing. Why not simply shutting down AMD and get over with this? I think it would be much easier this way.

 

[HardWareBoss]

So that's what you call their PR staff Lol.

 

[HardWareBoss]

It's time to bring back Cyrix's chips again. We need cheaper chips to eat. Intel and Amd to expensive for my liking.

 

[simwiz2]

The fact is that about 90% of the desktop market "doesn't know [-peep-] about computers."

How many people want more game perfornce and go buy shiny new Dell's, with high P4's and a GF4 MX? Most of the market is these kind of people, and they will go for the brand name that they saw on TV unless the other is cheaper.