Quote Originally Posted by Movieman View Post
Listen for a minute:
What gets lost here is that people are individuals with likes and dislikes and BOTH sides tend to close their eyes to facts.
There is a market for both companies.
I have both Intel and AMD here myself.
Both have their advantages and disadvantages and that is just plain how it is.
You buy what you like or what YOU perceive to best fit your needs in terms of cost and need and don't forget that "like" factor.
The problem comes in when people who "like" one brand can't get it through their heads that others may like the other guys product.
Why doesn't matter,it's that persons right to choose.
You have a good point there. Both AMD and Intel are doing good job, and we need both of them for a viable competition. Such a competition will push forward the technology and innovations, and keep the prices down too. It's all good for all of us that care about this technology. Nobody with interest for this technology needs to get rude, offensive or hostile in this forum.

The same is true for ATi and nVidia, but unfortunately there are few in this forum with too much brand-loyalty. Probably they have some other agenda and intensives, and maybe are getting payed directly or indirectly, I call them "PR-agents". Those few have a tendency to tempt others into an atmosphere of personal attacks, terror and fear to prove their own points. That's not the normal behavior for somebody who seeks to learn more.

Good moderators like you, with this kind of good attitude, should be more active with keeping those "agents" in shock. Most people are here to exchange ideas and learn from each other, but it is easy to fall for the temptations created by those "agents", and the rest of fightings will go by itself.