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 Reading through the voluminous coverage of Computex this week, it's not so much the news that tells a disturbing story, but a lack of it. AMD's been out to lunch on showcasing AM2+ systems and Phenom quad core cpu's. A few show attendee's have seen demonstrations. In private. Behind closed doors. Meanwhile Intel Penryn is everywhere. Computex is a pivotal show for ODM manufacturers, and the overall dearth of news of any kind from AMD and a basic lack of presence relative to it's number one competitor, Intel, is creating whispers of doubt around AMD's ability to execute. The Inquirer reports...Anyway, the feelings among the crowd vary from the mobo vendors complaints about mainboards for AM2+ and Socket G made ready, but no new chips to insert, to an AMD channel partner feeling stuffed, very literally, with a load of current AM2 chips and no takers for them. Why should there be any, when Phenom was supposed to be the next sales phenomenon and sweep the market off its feet? Luckily, Cray wasn't at the show to shed tears over its grievances. Whether I asked AMD or partners, the Phenom answer on the availability was - "doing our best" or, more often, "no comment". That is far worse than what I was hearing a few months ago. At the same time, Intel gloated in a probably deserved show victory, with Penryns in multiple PC, workstation and server configurations shown to all and sundry. No hidden tables or secret rooms there, anyone could play with them. The 3.33GHz/FSB 1333 desktop and 3.2GHz/FSB1600 workstatind and server platforms were out with clear specs. Practically, they could have as well officially launched the CPUs - except that, at the official launch, the speeds may be even higher. Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites           
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