What does it mean? Less Opteron for retail in 06?

[kknd1967]

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AMD CEO made some announcement:

Dena Point (CA) - During a meeting of financial and technology analysts, AMD chairman and CEO Hector Ruiz told an audience he would be willing to pare down his company's consumer market segments, including high-performance desktop PCs, in order to devote more energy to growing the company's lucrative, high-quantity commercial processor market.

 

[IdaGno]

it means you'd have to be an idiot to be an amd fanboi

 

[Furen]

The first paragraph is hardly something I'd call objective...

AMD has said (repeatedly) that it wants to continue growth in high-margin areas, basically the server market. Ruiz said "We don't feel we need to make huge strides in the consumer [space] in the near future," and "In terms of retail around the world, for example, we have 40-50% of the market. Our desire, frankly, is to just hang on to that while we make much more significant impact on the commercial side." What this means is that, basically, AMD doesn't feel the need to go over 40-50% of the retail market (though it won't mind doing so as long as it's profitable and the resources aren't needed elsewhere) and would prefer to increase its share in the server market (which makes sense considering that Opterons basically cost the same to make as regular A64s yet sell for much more). He never said he would "pare down" the consumer markets, only that he wishes to pursue growth in the more lucrative ones. Also, he's talking about market share, not technology. If AMD happened to just stick to its current technology without bringing any improvements to, at least, match Intel's it would lose market share fast.

 

[IdaGno]

Originally posted by: Furen
The first paragraph is hardly something I'd call objective...

What this means is that, basically, AMD doesn't feel the need to go over 40-50% of the retail market (though it won't mind doing so as long as it's profitable and the resources aren't needed elsewhere)

it's already happened (resources needed elsewhere) - punch in 'socket 939 sempron' on Price Watch & see what you get (AMD giving you the bird)

 

[Amaroque]

Originally posted by: IdaGno
it's already happened (resources needed elsewhere) - punch in 'socket 939 sempron' on Price Watch & see what you get (AMD giving you the bird)

Interesting FUD. You know there is no "939 sempron" :disgust:

 

[NewBlackDak]

I believe there are a coupled 939 Semprons sold to system integrators.