AMD To Close Plants, Lay off 2300, Lose Gateway

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AMD To Close Plants, Lay off 2300, Lose Gateway

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday September 25, 2001 @07:44AM from the buy-your-durons-now dept.

cdrudge writes: "According to this article on CNN, AMD will be closing 2 plants in Austin, TX and also their operations in Penang, Malaysia due to slack demand. 2300 jobs will be cut in the process. The same article mentions Gateway dropping it's 'Select' line of computers. Their 'Select' line of computers were Gateway's only AMD-based systems. A Gateway spokesperson said 'We're consolidating all of our offering behind Intel, which was the biggest part of our mix already.'"

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Big Brother, Coming Soon by jkmiecik · 2001-09-25 07:46 · Score: 0, Troll

This really affects the chip market. Intel will become even more dominant (!). Anyone see a MS-style monopoly down the road?
sucks by Anonymous Coward · 2001-09-25 07:46 · Score: -1, Troll

linux sucks
amd sucks
sun sucks
slashdot sucks

thank you
Cutting Edge by Anonymous Coward · 2001-09-25 07:51 · Score: -1, Troll

I hope this won't effect AMD's ability to produce cutting edge chips... ohh wait, they have always follower in the chip market.
yes by Anonymous Coward · 2001-09-25 07:53 · Score: -1, Troll

I am lame!
Re:w00t by Anonymous Coward · 2001-09-25 07:55 · Score: -1, Troll

I am lamer than you!
Re:w00t by Anonymous Coward · 2001-09-25 07:57 · Score: -1, Troll

I am lamer than you!
Re:w00t by Anonymous Coward · 2001-09-25 08:00 · Score: -1, Troll

I am lamer than you!
a by Anonymous Coward · 2001-09-25 08:03 · Score: -1, Troll

goat
Re:Relates to previous article... by Anonymous Coward · 2001-09-25 08:03 · Score: -1, Troll

Oh boo hoo. 6000 people don't have lives now. And you're worried about a few paychecks.
Re:w00t by Anonymous Coward · 2001-09-25 08:24 · Score: -1, Troll

I am lamer than you!
Re:Who is that Gateway faggot with the ponytail? by simetra · 2001-09-25 08:52 · Score: 0, Troll

He's Ask Maxwell's lover. http://www.microsoft.com/PressPass/features/1999/1 2-16maxwell.asp

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