[GloriousKoji]

Asides from 486 to Pentium III, I've been using AMD since the K7. Intel has been the 800lb gorilla with lots of questionable anti competitive business practices. For the most part Intel already has market dominance and better performance so engaging in such to such underhanded behavior to secure their position doesn't sit well with me.

I'm also an ATi fan and since they merged with AMD it doubles me down on loyalty.

With Ryzen and Vega/Navi it's a lot easier to recommend AMD products. While they might not have the peak absolute performance their value is much better than the other alternatives. Unlike when AMD went with the Bulldozer architecture, I always died a little inside when I had to recommended an Intel Core i3/i5 over AMD's offerings.