why do people root for amd to become more popular and gain more market share?

[splice]

I'm all for the stock reason. 🙂 It's been a great stock to have over the past couple years. 😀

 

[Bovinicus]

I believe it is because AMD has grown so much in the past year or two. Before the release of their Athlon CPU, they weren't nearly the competitor they are now. It is nice to see a company excel so quickly. On top of that, the excel in technology and performance has driven technology in the market segments they are involved in to new levels. Competition is always good, it drives down prices and drives up technology.

 

[andrey]

<< I'm all for the stock reason. 🙂 It's been a great stock to have over the past couple years. 😀 >>



Actually if you'll look at the chart for AMD stock, it has been declining in the last two years:

http://pfquotes.netscape.com/finance/quotes/charts.tmpl?dur=24&symbol=AMD

 

[mchammer187]

<< cosmic... price is what draws people to amd right now. amd is obviously hoping that brand loyalty will bring them back. if consumers feel that amd makes the best product period, then if amd were to raise its prices to intel levels, they wouldn't lose market share.

that's their goal... to have people want amd because of the product, not because of the price. their goal certainly isn't to keep these very low prices, and keep losing mony each quarter.


mchammer... in january 2001, amd's fastest cpu was a 1.2ghz tbird, which could be had for around $265. How much does a 2000xp run today?... that'll set you back around $330. that's what i mean by their top cpu's prices creeping up.

and as they gain marketshare and brand recognition... that price will only increase. >>



keep in mind the tbird 1.2 was introduced long before that (it was 3 months old at the time January) at intro i am sure it was higher

they AXP 2000+ is how old less than one week

look at this link $492 cheapest for tbird 1.2 in november

it dropped like $200 after 1 month

all im saying is wait a few weeks

 

[splice]

No, if you look at the chart you can see that it has been very volatile. I recent months going from $7 to $20... I'd call that a good investment. I've been into AMD stock for several years now and it has been a great stock to trade.

 

[AGodspeed]

No, if you look at the chart you can see that it has been very volatile. I recent months going from $7 to $20... I'd call that a good investment. I've been into AMD stock for several years now and it has been a great stock to trade.

All I know is that I bought AMD when it was at $9.71, and now it's at $18.64. 😀 Same with Intel, I got in at $21.22 and now it's at $34.65. 😀

I just started investing about 4 months ago...

 

[christoph83]

All I know is that I bought AMD when it was at $9.71, and now it's at $18.64. Same with Intel, I got in at $21.22 and now it's at $34.65

You bought at the right time. I was adding shares this summer too,to cheap to pass up.

 

[splice]

<< All I know is that I bought AMD when it was at $9.71, and now it's at $18.64. 😀 Same with Intel, I got in at $21.22 and now it's at $34.65. 😀

I just started investing about 4 months ago... >>



Looks like you have made some wise investments. Now you have to know when to sell. 😉

 

[sandorski]

I kinda see what you are saying, but it's better that AMD continues to gain marketshare. The reason? In order to allow even more competition.

Part of the reason that Cyrix barely exists and that IDT and Transmeta couldn't compete is Intels huge mindshare. If AMD were able to split the market 50ish/50ish with Intel, that would likely destroy the Intel mystique. As long as Intel dominates the market AMD is in danger of extinction and companies such as Cyrix or any potential new company will remain so far out of contention that they won't be able to survive.

As for AMD raising prices, well as long as they continue on their current path of marketshare gains, they really have little to gain from large price increases. Increased sales volumes and thus increased revenues/profits will keep shareholders happy. When marketshare plataues(sp) , that's when price increases will become a concern.