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by: Anonymous on 7/14/2009
I think it is time to do some "streamlining" to the X86 intructions set. Back when the Pentium Pro was released, Intel sort of tried to do this by making the 16 bit part of the processor much weaker than the 32 bit instructions. Perhaps it is time to remove the 16 bit instructions all together, and if some application does still require them, then a freely available virtual processor would do easily downloaded. It is time that x86 was brought somewhat into the 21 century.
AMD == Intel == "Microsoft" by: Anonymous on 7/8/2009
Bad design, bad silicon.
It's about time to put the x86 architecture where it belongs - in the bin.
If you compare ARM to x86, ARM wins every time.
@ Fantasy Land by: Sean Kalinich on 7/6/2009
Show me the numbers.
I have to say that Anonymous is correct.

I have not seen any numbers that prove your comments that Phenom II is a better CPU, what I have seen (on the net and in my own testing) is that AMD can barely keep up with a CPU design that is more than two years old.
RE: Of course not by: Theo Valich on 7/6/2009
@Anonymous #1: I don't see a direct attack on Intel, rather on the x86 pitch inside mobile devices, where ARM rules.
Both AMD and Intel plan to pitch x86 inside cellphones, but Intel was more elaborate - AMD's BobCat is still very much a powerpointery.

The fact of the matter is that ARM rules the roost, hands down. And VMware isn't exactly the only one that went against x86 inside handhelds. We heard a lot of negative talk from various companies, but so far, VMware is the only company that went public with those statements.

We'll see, Intel and AMD both have a huge PITA obstacle called quad-core Coretex A9 and A10.
Keep living in fantasy land... by: Anonymous on 7/5/2009
This comment made my day: "...nd even their current generation stuff cannot compete with Intel's Last Generation."

Phenom does compete well (and sometimes surpass) intel's C2D/C2Q processors. Now with the imminent launch of the Phenom II X4 960, there's no processor from intel (speaking about the C2D architecture) that can compete with that specific processor AND in that price range.
Of course not by: Anonymous on 7/5/2009
VMWare has been in the AMD camp for some time.

I am not sure why Paul would not cover how inefficient AMD CPUs are...
After all they are not able to perform as many instructions on a clock for clock basis and even their current generation stuff cannot compete with Intel's Last Generation. Nothing in his comments about AMD.

He went out of his way to bad mouth only Intel.

Sounds rather biased to me...
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