Hypothetical worst case outcome with AMD

[schmuckley]

Years of design and engineering gone to waste.All because of heading down the wrong path for 4-5 years in a row.

 

[jpiniero]

AMD sells ATI to Apple (bringing inhouse the graphics IP for the iProducts while ignoring everything else ATI does) and spins off SeaMicro to pay the bondholders back, who threaten AMD with bankruptcy and the loss of the x86 license. They lay virtually everyone off and keep the company alive as a holding company raking in the console cash until that is no more.

 

[norseamd]

Worse case, Apple tries to buy out AMDs IP portfolio, but faces stiff competition from well connected Chinese companies and a company in Bermuda with ties to Russian Oligarchs.

not going to happen any year soon

 

[norseamd]

AMD sells ATI to Apple (bringing inhouse the graphics IP for the iProducts while ignoring everything else ATI does) and spins off SeaMicro to pay the bondholders back, who threaten AMD with bankruptcy and the loss of the x86 license. They lay virtually everyone off and keep the company alive as a holding company raking in the console cash until that is no more.

no

they are not going to spin off divisions that are just as important to them as their apu division