AMD launched the Break Free Page: a collection of articles and quotes ramming about Intel’s bad behavior. I understand that Intel was a bad boy and revenge is sweet but making a website about it seems a little cheap. Maybe the time and effort put in slapping Intel should go to making processors.
“AMD is an undisputed technology and innovation leader.
However, Intel’s abusive, illegal monopolistic behavior is preventing businesses and consumers alike from choosing freely between AMD and Intel products.
We applaud aggressive competition, so long as it occurs on a level playing field where products can compete on the merits. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Intel uses its monopoly power to perpetuate its monopoly grip on the market, and by any standard of antitrust law, that is illegal and patently anti-consumer.
Worldwide antitrust laws are clear: Abusive conduct to curb competition by a dominant monopoly is against the law. That’s why we’ve filed a lawsuit against Intel, to help AMD, our industry and consumers worldwide break free from a stranglehold that has deliberately restricted competition and slowed the pace of innovation. Regulators around the globe are intensifying their scrutiny into Intel’s business practices because they agree that the abuse of monopoly power to foreclose competition is illegal, harmful to consumers and must be stopped.
We believe our effort to restore fair and open competition to our industry will unleash a new wave of innovation and provide greater choice for consumers.”
“We believe our effort to restore fair and open competition to our industry will unleash a new wave of innovation and provide greater choice for consumers.”
Let’s hope so, because they’re probably 2 generations behind right now. The i7 absolutely buries anything AMD has in their pipeline (unfortunately).
Nice diversion away from the fact that Intel processors own AMD processors in every benchmark… If AMD spent less time on slander and more time on developing something new, they might retake the performance crown.
When you are #2 and all you do is talk trash, you really come off sounding like a whiny bitch.
Lets hear it for AMD. Now officially the whiny bitch of processors, with the web page to prove it!!!
Hey Inhell fanboys, the website isn’t saying anything but the truth. You are the ones who sound like the whiny bitches here. Poor little Spintel got busted again. Get used to it. Obama’s commin’!
inhell…spintel… u are an AMDouchebag arent u?
Dang @dicksucks, you are absolutely brilliant. I should have thought twice before going up against a mastermind who could be SO cleaver as to put an “AM” right before a derogatory word that starts with the letter D. I concede AMDefeat…you pathetic INTELligence lacking mama’s boy. Hey look! I did it too. Man I’m almost as cleaver as you. I think your screen name would be much more accurate if you inserted an I in front of you name.
It’s a laugh but at the same time pathetic that AMD had to go to these lengths.
If anybody unfairly treated me in a way similar to how Intel was proven to have done to AMD, I would sure as hell try to let as many people know about it as possible, even if it means launching a website. I don’t see how any level headed person can find fault with that unless they are blatant supporters of Intel. Namecalling and such are the lowest forms of accusations, which many comments here seem to be contain. Please refrain and contribute something useful.
This was happening long time ago if u go and ask for a pc in store they are eager to provide intel cpu one have to drill them to get and amd , I accept Intel is ahead now in cpu with i7, No worries still amd is good for consumers :) and sure they will strike back .2009 is for amd hi hi u can feel it right.
Intel has been ahead of AMD for several years. Meantime, AMD instead of doing anything decent with processors went for Video boards.
Be clear about this. The i7 is already gaining ground in spite of price, blows everything out of the water in every test.
So, when AMD comes out with whatever, Intel already has the next step planned.
Instead of complaining, fight them on the same ground with better product. Then you have achieved a goal.
Now After that companies think twice like Intel Against any European Companies.
To the tune of the Beatles (I once had a girl, or should I say, she once had me— remind me of the title of that song?)
OK…a 1 a 2, a 1,2,3,4!……(the familiar old guitar melody starts up)
(Singing) I owned A PC, – which had within, an AMD- (ding dang ding dong – the gui-tar plays)
The year was 2003, and I was young….and bought my dream PC!
It was just over a year, since I paid my money, to the cashier. (nothing to fear)
and looking back on it all I admit that I did feel some pride, believing completely my PC had the best chip inside!
And yes sir indeed, it did succeed, in processing speed! My system was kind, all of my friends….they used to sing! (I’m just kid-ding)
Then my once great PC….stopped suddenly– “Oh what could it be?” But my great faith in AMD, & all my money, spent on my PC!
It turned out to be much much much worse…..like some great curse!
Oh I also had no warrenty deal, to make it all heal. It sucked pretty bad! And I was sad. :(
FOr what I thought must be some minor ‘glitch’ turned out to be, a real AMD bit**!
Then I asked for some wine, and in no time I had was just fine! Realized that its all within, no matter what you have or not! (that’s the best message I got)
—————- song ends)
OK….now to sum it up, and explain what happened…..is my not so great AMD Atholon CPU which was pretty hot for its time, just decided to get a little too hot with some static discharge, being this custom PC shop’s best guess.
Forunately I ended up discovering this small, & very personal (but very professional) Custom built PC & laptop outfit which I had never even noticed before all this happened, which was only a couple miles from I was living at the time!
They were obviously privately owned, and I soon found out the head GEEK Master, named Josh was a very intelligent and honest young guy who treated his customers so well, they always would continue with them. I too found out how good they were…..(especially back then— before they grew so big- yet they are still recommended far above any other local compeditors.
But to move on with my final wrap up of this true story! Josh….Geek Master # 1 (also a totally nice guy) told me right off the bat, the problems with AMD…..and WOW did he ever get into technical details! And you can just tell when someone really believes in what they are telling you, and for good reasons! Thus, canceling out my thoughts of them being somehow “in bed” with INTEL metaphorically so. Those suspicions have never had any real reason to grow, and were eventually put entirely to rest after learning more about their little company!
But Josh (the manager) who really knew his stuff like an MIT graduate or something—- he spoke some very prophetic truth’s to me back then in late 2004—basically predicting AMD’s glory days wont last too long…..and eventually INTEL will be leaving them in the dust!
That sure does seem to be the case right now……right?
Wow Sherwin, you either copied this from some half-wit on the internet, or you’ve got way too much time on you hands. I’m familiar with the song, but it’s not very well done at all. I’m also glad that you listen to “Josh (the manager) who really knew his stuff like an MIT graduate or something”. He does sound like he really knows his stuff or something.
But Now Intel is getting busted from every were . Korea, japan, Europe and next ….. so what is the future of Intel
I assume AMD has also registered WhistlePastTheGraveyard.com, as nothing could possibly go wrong in a karmic sense.
Intel also reg WhistlePastTheGraveyard.eu , WhistlePastTheGraveyard.kr, WhistlePastTheGraveyard.jp soon the will reg in us website also :)
Bad Boys, Bad Boys, What cha gonna do, What cha gonna do when they come for you. Seems like The EU is doing what The United States should have done long ago. But because of the powerful stature of Intel they have alluded any prosecution of past bad deeds. Those of us that don’t have our heads up Intel’s A$$ know what Intel has been doing. It’s nothing new to anyone but the butt holes that can’t see the dirty business deeds Intel has been making. For all you Intel devotees stop saying slanderous comments. You boys will have to pay up and guess what Austrailia is next to take them to the bank. Intel will loose there too. Then guess whose next. And you better believe if all the European countries find them guilty so will the good old U.S. of A.