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ChemicalWarrior · 07-24-2006, 01:48 PM

Well, the plans coming out of AMD certainly sound impressive. Basically AMD is going to be promoting platforms in about 2 or so years.

Right now, I can say that R600 from ATi is not going to be effected and R700 might not be, they are just so far ahead into development that it would be unwise for AMD or ATi to just throw all of that spent money away.

Also, dont expect AMD to lock other people from making chipsets for them. Nvidia, Via, etc are more than welcome to continue to do so, as that is good for AMD also.

Thinking about it for the long term, this is great for AMD. They couldnt have survived without this move. The market move is to a platform, which AMD couldnt do before, but with ATi they can do it with ease as they have some of the best chipset and graphics talent in the world with them now.

Its hard to say if this is bad or good yet, its certainly interesting, and we most likely wont see the real effects of it for a few more years.

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ChemicalWarrior Moderator Addict Posts: 2,051 Shouts: 0 Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 19 Thanks: 2 Thanked 18 Times in 15 Posts Add to xFire Friends List	Well, the plans coming out of AMD certainly sound impressive. Basically AMD is going to be promoting platforms in about 2 or so years. Right now, I can say that R600 from ATi is not going to be effected and R700 might not be, they are just so far ahead into development that it would be unwise for AMD or ATi to just throw all of that spent money away. Also, dont expect AMD to lock other people from making chipsets for them. Nvidia, Via, etc are more than welcome to continue to do so, as that is good for AMD also. Thinking about it for the long term, this is great for AMD. They couldnt have survived without this move. The market move is to a platform, which AMD couldnt do before, but with ATi they can do it with ease as they have some of the best chipset and graphics talent in the world with them now. Its hard to say if this is bad or good yet, its certainly interesting, and we most likely wont see the real effects of it for a few more years. __________________ What could appear next?