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Omaha Steve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 05:28 PM Original message |
AMD Lowers Sales Outlook, Plans Job Cuts |
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Pale Blue Dot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
1. THIS IS AMERICA!! EVERYTHING'S OK!! IGNORE THE NAYSAYERS WHO HATE AMERICA!! |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 10:16 PM Response to Reply #1 |
65. It's due to competitive weakness in AMD's current product line |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
2. Intel kept them crushed from day one, and they never quite gained |
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Zachstar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 05:53 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. AMD has always been X86 compatable. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 06:19 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. They never had more than 25% share of the market, period |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 06:59 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. AMD processors are excellent for database servers |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 07:10 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Ask the millions of Xeon owners out there if they are |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 07:40 PM Response to Reply #11 |
20. Luck had nothing to do with it |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 07:43 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. No they weren't, where do you get your facts from? |
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Lance_Boyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 09:07 AM Response to Reply #6 |
50. "business intensive applications?" |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 11:11 AM Response to Reply #50 |
51. Right, will that be if their stock ever climbs above the Mendoza line? |
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slowry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 03:45 PM Response to Reply #51 |
58. What's your angle, seriously? |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 06:57 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. There are no intel-only games |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 07:13 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Yea, 75% market share for Intel is having it's ass handed to them |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 07:19 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. I'm still waiting for the list of windows games I can't play on an AMD |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 07:25 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. It's 2008, AMD's chance vanished a long time ago |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 07:28 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. I forgot how obnoxious you were |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 07:30 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Facts are tought to swallow, Sorry you ran into the brick wall of truth |
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Life Long Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 09:33 PM Response to Reply #14 |
43. You should be a salesman for Intel chips. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 07:29 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. Did I say games anywhere??? |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 07:53 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. Post #2 |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 07:57 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. acceptance in the business community |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:00 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. oh, sorry. the box is wrong. you're wrong. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:03 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. The box says none of that since the space is too small, but you can dream |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:19 PM Response to Reply #25 |
30. "For Best Performance" |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:26 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Runs great on this Intel P 4 630 3.0GHz 800MHz 2MB Socket 775 |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:30 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. You must be buying really old games from 1995 or something |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:35 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. And you neither |
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slowry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:39 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. I'll never understand fanbois... n/t |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 11:16 AM Response to Reply #32 |
52. Crysis. n/t |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 05:18 PM Response to Reply #52 |
60. Oh man, you gotta have THE BEST hardware to play that game! |
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TwixVoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 01:11 AM Response to Reply #25 |
69. Lol |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 08:14 AM Response to Reply #8 |
47. Consider the source... (NT) |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 07:34 PM Response to Reply #2 |
18. AMD had the better product from the K6-2 through the Athlon XP |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 07:49 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. You keep believing that, and the tooth fairy puts money under your pillow too. |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:09 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. Why are you responding to everybody in a crass manner as if we're insulting your mother? |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:19 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Let's see, the past is the past, isn't today April 7 2008?? |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:27 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. You're the joker that posted Intel has blown AMD away since day one |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:39 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. You really don't know how to read, |
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TwixVoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 01:14 AM Response to Reply #22 |
70. The poster is right |
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hugo_from_TN (895 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 08:46 AM Response to Reply #2 |
49. AMD will not go bankrupt |
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Zachstar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
3. AMD has lost their lead that they gained at the turn of the century. |
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hoosier_lefty (172 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 06:05 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. yes AMD use to be phat and yes cheap |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 06:58 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. I wonder what programs I can't run on my AMD chip? |
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eggplant (395 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 06:36 PM Response to Original message |
7. I wonder if they'll still build their plant |
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darue (383 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
19. AMD will pull through. only 1.5 BILLION in sales... that's nothing to cry about |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 07:52 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. But as I posted previously, NVidia owns roughly 80% of the video market |
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darue (383 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:40 PM Response to Reply #23 |
38. ATI graphics are still right up there, the only game in town beside nvidia |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:44 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Roughly 20% market share is right up there? |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:55 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. They'll be the only one in town if AMD/ATI doesn't... |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 09:02 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. The new product from Intel is 3 generations ahead of AMD |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 09:57 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. And its things like this that helps them stay on top. |
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darue (383 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 04:18 PM Response to Reply #42 |
59. intel is an evil lying company that can go straight to hell as far as I'm concerned |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 05:23 PM Response to Reply #59 |
61. Oh sure AMD's best chips can handle pretty much all games (except Crysis) |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 05:39 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. Truth. |
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darue (383 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 06:17 PM Response to Reply #62 |
63. well... yeah |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 09:25 PM Response to Reply #62 |
64. Thats what I may be getting too, to replace my q6600 |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 10:55 PM Response to Reply #64 |
68. If you can afford to wait.... |
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TwixVoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 01:17 AM Response to Reply #42 |
71. Ummmmm |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 11:17 AM Response to Reply #38 |
53. Intel will stick with on-board graphics solutions for OEM's |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:57 PM Response to Reply #19 |
41. Profits are often razor-thin in the semiconductor business |
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samsingh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:10 PM Response to Original message |
29. stocks down again tomorrow? |
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KillCapitalism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 01:16 AM Response to Original message |
45. Anyone could have seen this coming a mile away. |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 07:06 AM Response to Original message |
46. Color me Surprised... |
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Omaha Steve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 08:23 AM Response to Original message |
48. I've had 3 AMD based PCs in a row |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 11:38 AM Response to Reply #48 |
54. What video card do you use? |
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Omaha Steve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 01:50 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. Just what came with it, except memory is now 2.43 gig of ram |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
56. We nerds have known this for a couple of weeks now. |
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Greyskye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
57. Intel just spun off their Flash business |
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burrowowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 12:40 AM Response to Original message |
66. Would you believe Apple's adoption of Intel |
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mainegreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 07:43 AM Response to Original message |
67. Bad timing of ATI purchase + Intel release. |
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