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LA at E3 2001
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| Sun May 20, 2001 | 2:55P| PermaLink |
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"One question I needed to know was why the new Athlon4 was released in a mobile format first. Since the new design is offering up to 14% more speed clock for clock when compared with the current Thunderbirds, it seemed like a missed opportunity to kick Intel in the nuts again. We were told that while AMD has been steadily gaining in market share in the desktop segment, their current K6-2/3 mobile processors were not faring as well. From a business sense, they needed to gain a foothold in the lucrative mobile market, and the Athlon4 was the answer."
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FULL STORY @
MAXIMUM3D
(http://www.maximum3d.com/reviews/e32001main.htm)
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