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AMD, Transmeta Edge Up In Market Share

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the marge-innovera dept.

prostoalex writes "The new Mercury Research report on the microprocessor market is out, and it looks like the little guys are gaining ground. AMD now owns 15.7% of the market, instead of 15.6% a year ago, while Transmeta and other manufacturers went from 1.7% to 1.8% in a single year. Intel owns 82.5% of the market instead of 82.8% a year ago. News.com.com also notices: 'The competition between the two companies will shift into high gear over the remainder of the year. On Sept. 23, AMD will release the Athlon64, a new desktop chip that can run 32-bit and 64-bit software.'"

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  1. The HP49G+ is Coming!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Just had a glance at HPcalc.org, and noticed that specifications for a new calculator, the HP49G+ are up. There's been talk that HP is releasing a new super calc, and this seems to be it.

    It has a 75mhz ARM processor, SD card storage, IRDA, an improved keyboard and screen and several other HP features, such as RPN

    Naturally, these specs are not set in stone, but it seems legit (check out This PDF file!) This calculator seems to be the TI-killer that HP supporters have been waiting for.

    1. Re:The HP49G+ is Coming!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      You seem to be glancing at that page a lot. I recommend getting a life.

  2. frost pist by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    dosdemon sucks

  3. Impressive by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I am getting the first post, you bastards! Or frost pist, or piss friost, or however you misspell it.

    I hope I am anyway. Fuck you 20 second filter!

  4. FP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    my anus is a burning ring of fire

  5. Woooohoooo! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    In other news, underdog operating system gained market share this year, capturing 0.3% of the desktop market, up from 0.2% last year. Linux enthusiasts are optimistic about the renegade OS's gains against competitor Microsoft Windows, which has some 95% of the desktop market.

    Go Linux!

  6. Re:noise, heat and damage.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Then obviously you did it wrong.