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From: phil@brahms.amd.com (Phil Ngai)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: the Am386(tm) is cool!
Message-ID: <1991Apr3.031451.24675@amd.com>
Date: 3 Apr 91 03:14:51 GMT
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jerry@gumby.Altos.COM (Jerry Gardner) writes:
>When AMD starts making 386's, the price will come down
>slightly, but the demand will still exceed the supply.  Why would AMD
>dramatically lower the price when they can sell all they can produce at
>Intel's prices?
>Don't forget, AMD has to amortize their huge development costs.

Never mind amortization.

The real question is: Do you want to see an Am486?

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