AMD is probably just sitting quiet putting it's "OMFG we're totally Screwed, better just put on our 90nm Lubricant and get ready to take it in the An*l hole because our AM2 only got us about as good a performer as when Pentium 4 did it"but they are most likely just making that face to fool Intel Execs, I’m sure and I know because I replied to some posts from 9-inch what said " AMD has a plan for Retaliating to Conroe and Woodcrestbecause AM2 was planned from long ago, but was never expected to compete with a Processor itself AM2 is a new Socket along with the Socket F for Servers and I believe they will release their FX-62 and 64, along with the Athlon64 5000+ and the 5200+ because this is just how the path goes. But they most likely have a plan to Transition to either 65nm or jump directly to 32nm production if the new FABS allow for mass marketing. And From 32nm Socket F or AM2 sockets. AMD might get anywhere from 100% to 150% efficiency over what the Conroe had been able to show from their new 65nm which will "Probably" be 15% to 20% better than the best current90nmchip that AMD has out now.
So AMD can never be counted Down and out, because it's just like the Canadian Hockey team, they won for years but this year they lost the Gold, but all they need to do is Regroup and reassemble their plans and Tighten up their loose ends to beat everyone the next Olympics, Its the Exact case in AMD, it might seem like AMD is going no where this year but Just wait till Q1' 07 I bet they’ll be Ihope in 2007 or Q2'07 flying out better processors than Intel Can only dream about
So AMD can never be counted Down and out, because it's just like the Canadian Hockey team, they won for years but this year they lost the Gold, but all they need to do is Regroup and reassemble their plans and Tighten up their loose ends to beat everyone the next Olympics, Its the Exact case in AMD, it might seem like AMD is going no where this year but Just wait till Q1' 07 I bet they’ll be Ihope in 2007 or Q2'07 flying out better processors than Intel Can only dream about