Pieter3dnow
Supreme [H]ardness
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Makes we wonder how close the x86 cpu market is to the saturation point, I get the impression that Intel has regulated this to an extent, but I also get the impression that their fab capacity has generally been aimed at being as close as possible to this point. I wonder what scale of sales AMD would have to pull off to not just fill open sales volume available to a competitor for the mere quality of being a competitor, but to displaces sales within the market. If Intels fab capacity is so closely matched to just under the market saturation point how many chips does AMD have to sell to force Intel to idle capacity, or be left with unsold stock.
Intel has been pimping their fabs for a good while now ... Even offering ARM to use it.