Re: Idea for the P5!

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From: Bohdan Tashchuk
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 06:23

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In <1992Nov19.135830.17432@crd.ge.com> davidsen@ariel.crd.GE.COM (william E Davidsen) writes:
>  The correct name for the P5 is "Godot."

>  I predict that the P5 will ship in volume as soon as AMD starts
>shipping their 486, just as the 486 suddenly because more available when
>other 386 chips were shipping.

You make this sound like it was in some way "bad". It's ethical competition
and good business tactics.

I'm happy to lead the way in disparaging Intel's legal antics and their
duplicity in dealing with AMD. But there's nothing wrong with delaying a
product for a few months for marketing reasons.

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