AMD first entered the CPU market with reverse-engineered Intel 8080 clone 50 years ago — the Am9080 cost 50 cents apiece to make, but sold for $700 | Tom's Hardware

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AMD first entered the CPU market with reverse-engineered Intel 8080 clone 50 years ago — the Am9080 cost 50 cents apiece to make, but sold for $700 | Tom's Hardware (www.tomshardware.com)

Only $700? oYvEy!

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The article is kind of misleading, the die cost 50 cents. Packaging and testing and all that other crap with actually selling a product added a lot more cost.

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Sensationalize media. Well I never!

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IKR? whowuddathunkedit?

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