Arcadian asks: Where does AMD plan on marketing the future K8 product line, and in which segments. Does AMD initially plan for Clawhammer to compete in the small server segment, the high end performance PC, or both? Also, do you intend for Sledgehammer to initially compete with the 64-bit RISC and EPIC platform, the 32-bit x86 Xeon platform, or both?

AMD: Wow, lots of questions there --- and a lot of information we have not gone into detail on yet publicly. I¡¦ll try my best to answer given the amount of information we have made public to date. The Hammer family of processors are being designed to address multiple market segments, including greater than 2 way servers, dual/single processor workstation/servers, desktop, and mobile. The Hammer family is planned to be a complete family of products, so you shouldn¡¦t think that the products will be pigeon-holed into one market segment. The 8th generation AMD processor that addresses multi-way servers will be from the same family of products that are used in AMD desktops and mobile PCs. The ability to leverage the core design across multiple market segments, while also offering differentiated processors that meet the specific requirements of each market, is an innovative approach that we believe is the best solution moving forward.

Coolw asks: What kind of OEM support do you have for the mobile Athlon, system-wise?

AMD: Well, we have not introduced the mobile Athlon processor yet and as a company policy we do not announce our customer¡¦s products. We are working with several key OEMs and I would expect you should see announcements from them in the coming months.

Humus asks: What are the main reasons you decided to go with x86-64 instead of IA-64?

AMD: Simple. AMD has designed a more elegant solution to 64-bit computing that protects the existing 32-bit infrastructure. There is a huge investment in the world in x86 code, applications, and tools --- and AMD is attempting to preserve it while continuing to deliver industry-leading processors.