Intel "copied everything from AMD"

Sidney · 2nd December 2007, 18:37

HECTOR RUIZ, AMD'S CEO, presumably headed back home after opening an R&D centre in Bangalore, took time off to talk to Gulf News, and said some interesting things.

One was that every single innovation in computing technology came from AMD, and not one from Intel.

He has a point, in a way. Intel copied X86-64 technology, even though Intel claimed to us AMD had copied its stuff.

Intel is copying AMD by putting memory stuff in next year's "Nehalem" although it could be very reasonably argued that AMD copied that idea from the DEC Alpha chip.

One thing Intel certainly didn't copy is AMD's poor financial performance. AMD had a lead in technology, but Intel wouldn't let that stay around for long and has clawed its way back in the last two to three years. Read more at Gulf News

http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquir...everything-amd

Sidney · 2nd December 2007, 18:39

And, don't forget Microsoft and Bill Gates, together they manage to copy everything they have. Bottom line? Smart business is the key; too bad at times.

2nd December 2007, 18:46

Ruiz kinda reminds me of a BF-Kiddie screaming "cheater" aftern getting pwned

geoffrey · 2nd December 2007, 21:23

Intel was the first one to make a real 'microprocessor', the Intel 4004 from begin 70's, who copied first?

2nd December 2007, 22:29

Copying, reverse engineering, using idea's,... Everybody does it so it should by no means be an excuse. It's the resulting product that counts.

3rd December 2007, 06:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by geoffrey

Intel was the first one to make a real 'microprocessor', the Intel 4004 from begin 70's, who copied first?

Very true. Intel was the one creating designs that the clone microprocessor market copied, which was exactly how AMD started out to begin with. AMD started out by reverse-engineering a clone of the Intel 8080.

I wouldn't invest in a company whose own CEO either doesn't know his company's history or prefers to gloss it over while making sweeping statements about the competition.

2nd December 2007, 18:37	#1
Sidney Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,738	Intel "copied everything from AMD" HECTOR RUIZ, AMD'S CEO, presumably headed back home after opening an R&D centre in Bangalore, took time off to talk to Gulf News, and said some interesting things. One was that every single innovation in computing technology came from AMD, and not one from Intel. He has a point, in a way. Intel copied X86-64 technology, even though Intel claimed to us AMD had copied its stuff. Intel is copying AMD by putting memory stuff in next year's "Nehalem" although it could be very reasonably argued that AMD copied that idea from the DEC Alpha chip. One thing Intel certainly didn't copy is AMD's poor financial performance. AMD had a lead in technology, but Intel wouldn't let that stay around for long and has clawed its way back in the last two to three years. Read more at Gulf News http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquir...everything-amd __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II

2nd December 2007, 18:39	#2
Sidney Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,738	And, don't forget Microsoft and Bill Gates, together they manage to copy everything they have. Bottom line? Smart business is the key; too bad at times. __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II

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2nd December 2007, 18:46	#3
Rutar Posts: n/a	Ruiz kinda reminds me of a BF-Kiddie screaming "cheater" aftern getting pwned

2nd December 2007, 21:23	#4
geoffrey [M] Reviewer Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,127	Intel was the first one to make a real 'microprocessor', the Intel 4004 from begin 70's, who copied first?

2nd December 2007, 22:29	#5
Wolf2000me Posts: n/a	Copying, reverse engineering, using idea's,... Everybody does it so it should by no means be an excuse. It's the resulting product that counts.