Another 1,000 layoffs @ AMD - Doh!

[SuperSix]

Nearly 1k people got laid off last Friday - including the entire Central Florida AMD office.

Now THAT is a bad sign.

 

[Chadder007]

Just cutting costs to hopefully save the company.

 

[magomago]

maybe everyone should start buying athlon chips instead to help a company that promotes compeition 😉

Seriously though, there is no way we'd be at our current level if it wasn't for AMD pushing Intel

 

[paralazarguer]

Somtimes it's a necessary step to recovery...

 

[SuperSix]

Originally posted by: paralazarguer
Somtimes it's a necessary step to recovery...

But to have NO resident product rep in Central FLorida? There may be voids elsewhere in the state, but it's a pretty big area to not be covered by a local rep..

 

[Insane3D]

Another "AMD is doomed" thread?

 

[SuperSix]

Originally posted by: Insane3D
Another "AMD is doomed" thread?

No, but it isn't a good sign. THere's some large resellers in Central Florida (TCWO, ASI Tampa, Cheap Guys, BCD2000) that won't have the product service/training they had before with a local office. I'm sure they have a rep, probably a southeastern US rep, but he can't offer the 1-on-1 AMD presence needed to keep their products fresh in the reseller's minds.

 

[dskaplan]

Bah! Old people don't buy computers! There's like a billion old people in florida, and I'd bet not one guy in the entire cuban refugee population could afford a computer. That's like 90% of the total residents in florida! Good move in my book! : P

 

[Insane3D]

Originally posted by: SuperSix

Originally posted by: Insane3D
Another "AMD is doomed" thread?

No, but it isn't a good sign. THere's some large resellers in Central Florida (TCWO, ASI Tampa, Cheap Guys, BCD2000) that won't have the product service/training they had before with a local office. I'm sure they have a rep, probably a southeastern US rep, but he can't offer the 1-on-1 AMD presence needed to keep their products fresh in the reseller's minds.

Well, I imagine a centrally located rep could fly down if they needed 1-on-1 support. They do have airports and hotels in Florida right? 😉

 

[SuperSix]

Originally posted by: dskaplan
Bah! Old people don't buy computers! There's like a billion old people in florida, and I'd bet not one guy in the entire cuban refugee population could afford a computer. That's like 90% of the total residents in florida! Good move in my book! : P

Huh?

Who's talking about end-users here?

Wow.. your stupidity when it comes to the industry and FLorida is astounding.

Go play..

 

[SuperSix]

Originally posted by: Insane3D

Originally posted by: SuperSix

Originally posted by: Insane3D
Another "AMD is doomed" thread?

No, but it isn't a good sign. THere's some large resellers in Central Florida (TCWO, ASI Tampa, Cheap Guys, BCD2000) that won't have the product service/training they had before with a local office. I'm sure they have a rep, probably a southeastern US rep, but he can't offer the 1-on-1 AMD presence needed to keep their products fresh in the reseller's minds.

Well, I imagine a centrally located rep could fly down if they needed 1-on-1 support. They do have airports and hotels in Florida right? 😉

True, but the "pop-in" factor is greatly reduced, and their presence will be spread mighty thin..

 

[bgeh]

Originally posted by: paralazarguer
Somtimes it's a necessary step to recovery...

i agree. it just may be a cost cutting measure.

 

[Insane3D]

True, but the "pop-in" factor is greatly reduced, and their presence will be spread mighty thin..

Yes, but in this economy, they are being cost conscious and scaling back their representative presence as a cost savings measure. That is just part of doing business in this economy. In a more robust economy, they would likely be able to just as easily increase their presence. Not only are they saving salaries from the people who are no longer working down there, they likely save on various other expenses like building rent, property taxes, electric, etc. All that $$$ adds up to some needed cost saving. Nothing alarming in the news IMO.

🙂

 

[ThumpR777]

Its better than a R&D cut back, ehhh? That would have me worried.

I agree that AMD has pushed Intel to put out a better product, without AMD we would be still seeing the P4s that were slower than the PIIIs, and we would be at a max 1.5 ghz instead of pushing 3 ghz. Also, if AMD were not pushing so hard, the entire industry would be in a worse funk than it is cuz processor speed increases have been the biggest reason to upgrade into new MB and Ram. Every secondary vendor would be in much worse shape without AMD and their innovations, or out of business (which would push up prices on everything).

Go AMD.

 

[paralazarguer]

Huh?

Who's talking about end-users here?

Wow.. your stupidity when it comes to the industry and FLorida is astounding.

Go play..

Erm...dude, I think he was being sarcastic...this may help you out a little bit so you don't call someone stupid so quickly next time:

sar·casm ( P ) Pronunciation Key (särkzm)
n.
A cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound.
A form of wit that is marked by the use of sarcastic language and is intended to make its victim the butt of contempt or ridicule.
The use of sarcasm. See Synonyms at wit1.

 

[dskaplan]

Wow, someone has a stick up their as$. It doesn't take a genius to know when someone's being sarcastic. You're OBVIOUSLY not a genius : )