As an avid fan of AMD going back to the late 80s they have always been a cheaper and better alternative. I am still bitter about rdram in regards to Intel
They really haven't. AMD was so far behind Intel they were in danger of going extinct in data centers. Only very recently have they caught up again to be a credible competitor.
This bug and Intel's response is very good timing for AMD though.
It was Intel’s anti-competitive and illegal actions that prevented AMD from owning the market during the several year period when Opteron was not only the best CPU but the only 64-bit x86 CPU.
Unfortunately the legal process was far too slow and the penalties were a pittance compared to the profits.
It benefits all of us to have a competitive market for x86 CPUs.
This bug and Intel's response is very good timing for AMD though.