DatTF2 t1_iwgos0d wrote
Reply to comment by rtb001 in AMD Now Powers 101 of the World's Fastest Supercomputers by Avieshek
Part of that reason why Intel had so much more market share, at least in the late 90s and early 00s is that Intel was bribing companies like DELL to only use Intel processors. Most computers you went to buy in a store only had Intel processors and it's why they dominated the home computing space. While I try Not to fanboy and have used both Intel and AMD systems I am really glad for AMD.
WormRabbit t1_iwgyixd wrote
Their compiler also produced very inefficient code for AMD chips. Not because they didn't implement the optimizations, but because they detected at runtime your CPU model and used the suboptimal code paths.
pterofactyl t1_iwin5v6 wrote
That’s not a bribe, that’s literally just how business deals work. It’s a bribe when the money is used to influence the decision of a person when money should not be an influence.
qualverse t1_iwiymmx wrote
A regular business deal would be Intel saying "we'll give you a 30% discount if you buy a million Intel processors".
A bribe would be Intel saying "we'll give you a 30% discount if you don't buy any AMD processors" which is what they actually did.
pterofactyl t1_iwjbz5l wrote
Ok so again… that’s a business deal. Do you understand that me paying you to exclusively use my product is completely legal and not even immoral unless it causes harm on a person? If a company bribes a doctor to use only their brand of medicine, that’s immoral. If a company pays a sports team to only use their products and avoid all others, that’s literally the basis of sports sponsorships. Amd presented the best case for dell to only use their chips. Is your workplace bribing you by paying you a set fee with the understanding that you only work for them and no one else? Come on man
Earthborn92 t1_iwpvteo wrote
Read about Antitrust law.
pterofactyl t1_iwq1ls0 wrote
https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/09/antitrust-law.asp
I think you should. Anti trust laws prevent buyers from preventing suppliers from supplying to other businesses, but if a supplier pays for themselves to be your supplier, that is not anti trust.
Is Nike in violation because they pay teams to use only their shoes and clothes? Literally think about this. Are restaurants in violation for agreeing to stock only Pepsi products?
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