Thread regarding Intel Corp. layoffs

This is just petty

In what can only be described as a savage and savvy marketing stunt, AMD is stealing some thunder from Intel's 40th-anniversary celebration of its first x86 processor. See, Intel recently announced it is giving away 8,086 of its Limited Edition 6-core i7-8086k CPUs. AMD is striking back by giving 40 performance-hungry enthusiasts a chance to trade that prize in for a better prize: a 16-core Ryzen Threadripper 1950x.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2018/06/18/amd-to-intel-thanks-for-the-last-40-years-well-take-it-from-here/#7f8690905314

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@1igm - That was my initial thought, too. But while it is Intel's 50th year, the X86 is only 40 years old. The confusion is not unlike Intel's long suffering CPU naming conventions.

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Hello it’s 50

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At least this one is petty. The next one will be fat.

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Well well let’s just wait for Cannon three years and waiting and waiting and waiting and .......

“How it all plays out going forward remains to be seen. That said, there will be more opportunities for AMD and Intel to trade barbs on Twitter, with Intel eventually releasing Cannon Lake”

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https://www.pcgamer.com/intel-responds-to-amds-trolling-over-core-i7-8086k-sweepstakes/

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Intel is petty. AMD is smart and nimble. Like their respective CEOs.

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Is that petty like announcing a vaporware 28-core CPU at Computex before the AMD Threadripper announcement?

Even the author calls it 'savage and savvy'.

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