AMD stuffed itself by killing 939 processors

Greetings,

I'm a regular reader, and enjoy reading the readers' letters you select for publication. They're sometimes informative, sometimes entertaining, occasionally both.

However, you regularly publish letters from a fellow who signs off as "Suing and puking Hector". These letters show a radical disconnect from reality, but that shouldn't disqualify them for publication. Their complete and total repetitiveness, however, should.

The fellow's position is that you over-promote AMD, while publishing huge quantities of stories reflecting negatively on Intel. I'm not a fanboy, and it appears to me your coverage is neutral. Of course, with Intel being such a behemoth, there's far more negative news coming out of the company than with AMD -- AMD can only have one product failure a year, as they can only introduce about one new product a year. Intel, on the other hand, has enough resources to introduce a dozen new failing products.

So ... I guess I'm asking: what is the worth of continuing to publish non-novel, non-factual, and primarily uninteresting vitriol from the pseudonymous "Suing and Puking Hector"?

Thanks,

Charles

Subject: DAMMIT in trouble

The problem with AMD is they killed off 939 processors to quickly and too agressively.

For example I know a fair few people that were waiting for vista before upgrading their systems from single core to dual core as a nice 3800+ is well zippy enough for XP.

Now fast forward to now and where are the 939 processors? Nowhere to be seen at all.

If they kept a few of the 939 range such as the 4400+ or higher for people to upgrade their 12 month old systems then they wouldn't have annoyed so many people who have now jumped ship from AMD towards the Core2Duo platform as there is no point getting the AM2 over the C2D platform due to the better performance the core2duo's give compared to the AMD offerings.

Looks like it's a case of cutting their noses off to spite their own faces in action.

Anyway, must dash :)

Lee

Subject: Rumours persist Apple developing AMD hardware

Sparks Comments to Theo are un-just. If Mr. know it all knows all he would know that the main reason why Apple sucked for gaming has nothing to do with hardware..... isn't Xbox360 some PPC flavor.... Mac G? uses what kind of CPU... oh yeah PPC... Hey what CPU does PS3 use.... hmmmm... Wow super genius in the making.

Now onto an other reason why Apple sucks for gaming .... oh yeah not the software, actually if you look around gentoo for xbox .... ?nix core running, what is this a game wow even a windows game w00t!.

No no no! no cookies for you Mr. Sparks do your homework before you start bitching.

The only reason why anything other than windows sucks for gaming is because software is not developed for it period. If the market (currently around 70 somthing percent for Windows and the rest fights for the rest) has a dominant OS that is what will be developed for. Game companies have a lot to loose in making any game even for console's. Now for them to write software for such a small group is not financially smart. Don't know how old you are but I remember names like Accolade, Atari(resurected from the dead), and a few more I can't remember now since it's been so long. They made great games but too bad that the market wasn't there when they were. The were before their time.

Now a good example of a change in the trend to make windows only is actually starting.... I just discovered Vendetta Online which makes a client for all OS's Win, Lin, and Mac. This is a paid for MMORPG which I will say runs very nice on my AMD Laptop using an ATI Radeon 9600 (even using the radeon driver.... not fglrx 8O) on Kubuntu 6.10. So that must just make you turn in your grave (or what will be one day) sparks... AMD-LINUX-GAMES oh no..... RUN AWAY!!!!

Anyway nuf of my babling

Sparks don't bite Theo, he has a clue and if you would read maybe you'd have one two ;).

Dan Bastianello

Subject: Marchitecture

It's “Marchitecture” not Architecture. Get it already? What the hell is Sparks talking about? First, he starts with some bullsh*t rant about an Inq hack writing that Apple “marchitecture” is the worlds best. (Oh god, wait, I seem to have mistaken “marchitecture” for plain old architecture. My bad. It could happen to anyone. Actually, it looks like it already has.)

Secondly, he goes off completely half-cocked about the “new wave” and “gaming rigs” and . Obviously, he is postulating that these rumours are about something entirely other than a simple 2nd CPU supplier! What brilliance. What a letter. What a crock of shoes.

Not From The Apple Marchitekting Division (best in the history of the computer world)

Reg

Subject: XBox Live Accounts

It's not suprising that people are having their accounts hacked in some way. The great vole has proven itself incapable of insuring security in their products. More to the point account hacking is a common problem in any online community with a very large user base. Microsoft's inital response that there was no such activity taking place is an indusrty standard in MMO community's. Blizzard, maker of the popular World of Warcraft online game, has begun having increasing occurences of accounts being compromised and their assumption is that the user is to blame. Now keyloggers and other malware are a very large problem and would account for much of accounts being hacked but it seems to me they can't explain all cases.

Dannyboy

Subject: Acer news

Weird is only your Physx Knowledge, please check the Warmongers Reviews and the Q2-Roadmap on Gaming Titles which are supporting very deep the PhysX Card.

Jhiun

Subject: Nvidia covert blog marketing

Nvidia's covert marketing attempts are indeed distasteful, but this contest is nothing different than any other that has been conducted for other products for quite a long time. I would also state that their marketing is no more distasteful than any other company's practices.

One interesting thing that has never been noted in the "controversy" is exactly where the news about their covert marketing strategies originated. The news first broke on the Beyond3d.com message board. An item of interest is that the individual who "broke" this story had received free ATI hardware in the past. In effect, the pot called the kettle black, generated a large stink, and then quietly acknowledged his own receipt of payola from the ATI side! The Nvidia-side "informant" was never identified.

Interestingly enough, the editor-in-chief of Beyond3d.com at that time, went on to work for ATI in their Public Relations department. It isn't a large cognitive leap to do the math; he went from covertly being a PR shill to officially being one. Amidst the Nvidia bashing, none of this was ever mentioned.

While ATI may have claimed that it was not in their DNA to use such underhanded practices, the fact remains that they very much used some that were even more underhanded - or at least their paid shills did.

Let's hope that AMD leads by example, now that they are the collective of DAAMIT. An excellent place to start would be to require that individuals-turned-evangelists disclose their own past payola benefits. At least the playing field would be even in the mudslinging. Even better, perhaps it would encourage both sides to release products that stand on their own merits without the shenanigans that have plagued the community.

Mel Steele

Subject: driving..

I started running SCCA before actually playing "realistic" racing games in the late 90's. I got turned on to Gran Turismo after my second vehicle and was hooked.

Each night, a group of friends would get together to try to beat times, etc.. have a few drinks and what not, then head home. Quite a few times, I found myself driving down a dark road, hammering gears and acting stupid. Granted, I've never had an accident that I, myself caused, and i had been properly trained... BUT, the first thing I wanted to do after playing the game was go driving.

SO, I could honestly see how someone could get wrapped up or excited when behind the wheel after a GT session. I could also see how the younger generation may also be influenced in the process.

Of course, the warning at the beginning of most of the games will take responsibility from the hands of the creators. The same warnings at the beginning of the Jackass and CKY movies... YET, people will still try to attempt them.

Overall, it turns out to be a case of natural selection. You're going to have people do stupid shit, no matter what it's influenced by. If it's not a racing game, boxing game or dumbass movie.. there will still be a thinning of the gene pool.

Viva la Gran Turismo.

Mataroo

Subject: More AMD bashing...

Same old shit, different day with your AMD bashing...

Anyone notice INTEL has been slashing prices for the past 5 years in an effort to terminate AMD? Despite this ongoing price slashing - which Intel is still doing and which is costing them dearly - just like AMD, AMD is building new Fabs while Intel is CLOSING Fabs and laying off tens of thousands of people.

Thank God no one with a clue takes anything reported on The Inquire as accurate news or industry information, because it isn't even close.

Now that Barcelona is launching, Intel needs to manipulate public perception more than ever to try and slow AMD's continuous gain in all market segments as AMD continues to punish Intel. You can count on the hacks to tow the line for Intel to keep that ad revenue flowing in the door.

Jorge

Subject: That Shahzad is a twonk

Shahzad,

Im sorry that you ran into the back of someone. I truely am.

The thing is: If you cant seem to know what your car can and cannot do at all times (even if you were subjected to hours of mindless "programming" from racing games) you shouldnt be on the road.

Not to say that ones mind cant wander off every now and then, but to blame that complacency on racing games, thats just fuct up.

Just like an Alcoholic knows not to even take a sip... Dont do ANYTHING that can distract you from reality.

Dont play RPGS: You may walk through the woods, see a boar (or some other blinkin animal) and think "Lets Battle!"

Dont play FPS: You just may get out of your car one day, go into the office, your mind may "wonder" off as you so eloquently put it, and shoot up the place.

"I was driving and suddenly a car appeared in front of me as if from nowhere and I rammed him into the back. In reality, the car had slowed down quite a bit and I should have stopped earlier."

Well no sh*t... Dont blame the fact that you werent paying attention on video games. Thats about as fuct as blaming country music for your failed relationships.

All a cover for underlying problems.

Null