If AMD goes, that would make Intel a monopoly, Mr. Obama would like a word with them.
It just doesn't make sense. If Bulldozer and/or Llano turns out well, they don't need to buy AMD to do that. Dell's market cap is what, 27B, and AMD is near 6B now? That's probably the least they'll pay. That's a substantial amount for Dell. And for what? Just so they can get the monopoly on the AMD chips, when they can decide to do that already?
It just doesn't make sense. If Bulldozer and/or Llano turns out well, they don't need to buy AMD to do that. Dell's market cap is what, 27B, and AMD is near 6B now? That's probably the least they'll pay. That's a substantial amount for Dell. And for what? Just so they can get the monopoly on the AMD chips, when they can decide to do that already?
Further more. I'd like to point out the idea that Dell should buy AMD to have a stick to beat apple with is missing the point. Most of Apple's silicon hardware is not exclusive to apple. What is exclusive to Apple is their software. And that's where the PC makers have been having trouble providing an answer to Apple.
Well my grandsons playmate heard from his younger brother that that Meyers was hired by NV. Thats my grandson in my avatar.
Perhaps DELL's Intel discount is up for re-negotiation and they just wanted to put a little pressure on Intel?
So long as AMD continues to offer CPUs to the OEM market, I would be happy to see Dell buy them out.
That was the argument for IBM to buy them out instea. Here's that article I mentioned: http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2011/02/15/is-amd-for-sale.aspx
doesn't OEM mean to manufacturers like Dell, HP.
so wouldn't you mean retail market, or end user market?
Man that had me laughing so hard ^-^ARM is going to buy AMD!!!!!
Why not? Then they have everything. x86, RISC, then entire suite of cpu's and gpu's would be controlled by one company, from mobile to server. An ARM-AMD merger would also scare the bejeezzous out if Intel.
Perhaps DELL's Intel discount is up for re-negotiation and they just wanted to put a little pressure on Intel?
doesn't OEM mean to manufacturers like Dell, HP.
so wouldn't you mean retail market, or end user market?
no one?
obvious answer is obvious, so your question must not really be a question.1 + 1 = 2, yes?
The answer is such an obvious "yes" that I suspect pretty much everyone who read your post assumed you were asking a rhetorical question.
That's not a dig on you, we just so rarely have members here who don't know what OEM implies. Kinda like if you had asked:
obvious answer is obvious, so your question must not really be a question.
no, it was an honest question.
i thought perhaps maybe i had it the other way around.
so just to be clear.
OEM- Dell, HP, Apple, etc., so SickBeast meant to say retail or end user if I'm understanding the intent of his post.
Money talks,... Id think AMD would take on certain things or even add certain things to their CPUs if someone wanted it.Or can they do that now just by dangling the contract money in front of AMD?
no, it was an honest question.
i thought perhaps maybe i had it the other way around.
so just to be clear.
OEM- Dell, HP, Apple, etc., so SickBeast meant to say retail or end user if I'm understanding the intent of his post.