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Intel Forced to Remove "Cripple AMD" Function from Compiler?



 
 
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Old January 20th 10, 03:06 PM posted to comp.sys.intel,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips
chrisv
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Default Intel Forced to Remove "Cripple AMD" Function from Compiler?

Robert Myers wrote:

People who wanted to use AMD products because they were clearly
superior for some applications didn't use icc because it wasn't the
best compiler for those purposes.


Err. Most people don't use compilers. They buy their software
already compiled.

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Old January 20th 10, 06:31 PM posted to comp.sys.intel,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips
Bill Davidsen
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Default Intel Forced to Remove "Cripple AMD" Function from Compiler?

chrisv wrote:
Robert Myers wrote:

People who wanted to use AMD products because they were clearly
superior for some applications didn't use icc because it wasn't the
best compiler for those purposes.


Err. Most people don't use compilers. They buy their software
already compiled.

With what, if not a compiler? The vendor buys the compiler, the application runs
slow on AMD.
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Old January 21st 10, 01:55 PM posted to comp.sys.intel,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips
chrisv
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Default Intel Forced to Remove "Cripple AMD" Function from Compiler?

Bill Davidsen wrote:

chrisv wrote:
Robert Myers wrote:

People who wanted to use AMD products because they were clearly
superior for some applications didn't use icc because it wasn't the
best compiler for those purposes.


Err. Most people don't use compilers. They buy their software
already compiled.

With what, if not a compiler? The vendor buys the compiler, the application runs
slow on AMD.


Really?

 




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