Why didn't we see it yesterday?
Even if we do see product very soon, why wasn't it available first thing yesterday? We reckon, this time round, someone with vision and influence within AMD made the decision to ensure that the mistakes of the 4800 series launch weren't repeated.
Then, AMD was so keen to have full product availability on the day of launch that it shipped to the channel well in advance. Predictably some etailers tried to get ahead of their competitors by offering the product early, before even journalists were ready to publish their reviews.
We were in Malaga with AMD for the launch when this happened and saw them make the decision to launch early there and then. AMD presumably didn't want a repeat of that incident.
The launch of a new product does seem to be a delicate matter; make product available too early and someone might jump the gun, leave it too late and everyone moans about availability.
Do you think they've got it right this time? How do you think the major vendors have handled launches in the past? Let us know in the the HEXUS.community.
