Driving the RAM-bus
Rambus Price (8/22/00): $92 7/8

Is dynamic RAM something worth remembering, or has Rambus <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(Nasdaq: RMBS)") else Response.Write("(Nasdaq: RMBS)") end if %> missed the RAM bus?

Not all Fools seem to agree. So, this week, Tom Jacobs (TMF Tom9) is back to sing the praises of Rambus while Rob Landley (TMF Oak) is out to rain on Tom's parade.

Will you be on or off the Rambus bus? Read both arguments, check out the rebuttals, then vote for the victor. Then, check out our Duel Flashback for a look at Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: BRK.A)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: BRK.A)") end if %>.

The Bull Argument...
Rambus is emphatically not your grandmother's Ma Bell. Can you handle a 20% move in a day or 600% in a month? You have been warned. Here's why I'm a Rambus Bull even at today's prices.
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The Bear Argument...
No matter how many clever engineers any one company has, the rest of the world combined will always have more. Commodity products will eventually ALWAYS out-evolve proprietary products. This is how Rambus lost its speed lead, and why the company's solutions no longer make sense in the marketplace.
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The Bull Argument »

 This Week's Duel

  • Introduction
  • The Bull Argument
  • The Bear Argument
  • The Bull Rebuttal
  • The Bear Rebuttal
  • Vote Results
  • Flashback: Berkshire Hathaway

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