Comments on: Intel answers AMD in court

It's still early in AMD's antitrust suit, but sordid tidbits are bubbling up in an Intel document filed in U.S. District Court.

[System Tyrant]

MUD

I have a distinct feeling that no matter how this turns out AMD is going to come out with mud on it's face and it's name dragged through it. But it may server to put Intel on notice to be very careful of it's business practices.

Still not as bad as SCO vs Linux.

[BR-549]

Re: MUD

Lets hope AMD can keep their nose above the mud well enough to remain competitive. Had they not forced Intel to drastically reduce their price several years ago, we would probably still be paying more money for less performance today. I would hate to see what would happen if Intel regained the power they once had.

If the PC executives who allegedly told AMD that Intel was harassing them can back their claims up in court, then something may come of it. Otherwise, a bunch of name calling and he said/she said stuff will turn the court into a muddy pigpen.

[Des Alba]

Vote with your wallet!

If you believe that AMD is the best, by all means buy AMD. But, if like so many others who bought AMD during the '80s and '90s, you believe that Intel is the way to go, then buy Intel. Many people who bought AMD in the past have never recovered and will now only buy Intel. It doesn't matter what AMD claims Intel has done to them, people will buy what they think will give them the most bang for their buck. AMD let an awful lot of people down in the past. Who can forget the famous K5 and K6 series? FYI: I own both - AMD for gaming, Intel P4 for SOHO. Works for me.

[System Tyrant]

I agree with you.

I am a firm believer that people should buy what makes them happy.

However, I have been running AMD since the 90s and I have never had any problems (started with an Athlon 800mhz). Of course I didn't have the K5 or K6, but I never had one ounce of problems my Athlon even running the nVidia cards. As I recall it wasn't bad processors it was lack of compatible motherboards.

Truthfully I have had more problems with Intel processers than I have with AMD, but I have had more Intel procs than AMD too. I have nothing against either company and I still will use both. I have a preference to AMD these days because I believe they work better, stay cooler, and pound for pound cost less than Intel. However, when Intel finally does move to a better dual core processer based on the Pentium M processers that will all probably change.

I don't know whether or not this lawsuit has merit. Intel is not going to come out and just lay down and say that they did something wrong or illegal. I figure no matter how this turns out AMD is going to come out looking like a sore looser who has to compete with lawsuits and that's sad. AMD is a good company that maybe taking the wrong path even if it is the legally right one.

What???

What are you talking about, AMD processors have always out performed Intel and are fully compatible. I supported AMD PC's during the 90's with no problems whatsoever. The Intel based processors performance was far below par and a big waste of money. Being the underdog, AMD had to deliver a better product to survive. They continue to do so to this day.

[corelogik]

Long time AMD fan

I have used AMD since the original K6 chip came out (it was in
my fisr computer) and I have no issues of any kind with them. I
was using AMD right up until the time I switched to Macintosh 4
years ago. I didn't switch for any perceived lack of ability on the
part of the hardware, I wanted away from windows.

I have used and still recommend AMD for PC's to my friends,
family and their friends who don't want to switch to Mac.

AMD's are less expensive, cooler running (for the most part),
and, I beleive, faster clock for clock than Intel. If Intel didn't
charge so damn much for their products, the story might be a
little different.

However Intel being a tech company and AMD being a tec
company I don't take what either of them say at face value. I
believe that everyone in the industry does their own form of
"monopolistic" practices. They each want the advantage and they
will do anything they can get away with to acheive it.

I hold this veiw to be true of just about any tech company
whether it be software or hardware. All the lawsuits are really
starting to bug me, can't they all just grow up,...

[logic_ration]

Why?

Antitrust suits do not have a track record of being effective for individual companies. There either defeated outright or by the time such decision is reached the effect is quite moot for the corporation in question. Why is AMD bringing this now?

It would seem there line-up is as strong now as it ever has been. I've heard nothing of their past yield problems and compatible chipsets are at an all time high. Why pull some SCO knee jerk right now? It's going to a be PR nightmare and it makes me wonder if there's something they should be telling their shareholders.