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> AMD has a very inconsistent track record In what way? Their track record is pretty consistent actually, which is what partially led to them fumbling the Athl
by deaddodo 3y ago
> AMD has a very inconsistent track record
In what way? Their track record is pretty consistent actually, which is what partially led to them fumbling the Athlon lead (along with Intel's shady business practices).
During the AMD64 days, AMD was pretty reliable with their technical advancements.
- ghaff 3y agoYes, but AMD was only able to push AMD64 as an Itanium alternative for servers because they were having something of a renaissance with Opteron (2003 launch). In 2000/2001, AMD was absolutely not seen as something any serious server maker would choose over Intel.
- deaddodo 3y agoYou're right, there were ebbs and flows in their influence...but they were consistent in those trends. Releasing an extension during their strong period was almost certain to be picked up, especially if Intel wasn't offering an alternative (which Itanium wasn't considered as it was server only).