AMD Hits Milestone in Server Market

DontClickHere writes "According to data from Mercury Research, AMD has finally cracked the 10% mark in x86 instruction set server CPUs. AMD's Chairman had hoped that their server sales would hit 10% at the end of 2004, but they had only reached 5.7%. Some of this gain can be attributed to AMD's introduction of dual core chips in April this year. With Intel only due to ship dual core chips for low end servers later this year, AMD has been handed a golden opportunity to take a larger share in the server market."

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Re:idiot

[GoMMiX]

Wow, another shiningly intelligent post from a slashdot troll.

I had no idea there were so many AMD fanboi's here.

While I will grant AMD has had great reviews for the past 2-3 years, prior to this AMD was always considered the inferior product. Period. And while AMD may be doing something great with 64-bit processors - it means jack-all right now as no one else wants to support it. So, while your AMD CPUs may have been doing great for the last few years - you totally missed that my point was that AMD branded itself poorly many MANY years ago (Yes, probably before you were born judging by your overly intelligent response.). They did this by selling extremely cheap lower quality CPUs compared to Intel and IBM. My point was that this stigma has followed them, IMHO. And obviously in the opinion of many others. I've seen AMD do very little marketing to try and reverse this stigma, either. So why SHOULD people change their opinion of AMD, when AMD hasn't sought strongly to change that opinion?

And as I mentioned, AMD hammered their pricing up there right next to Intels and has done little or nothing to change consumers view of their brand.

So, while you and many others may know that AMD chips, particularly the 64-bit market, are far superior to the products currently made by intel (Which, by the way - I always thought the Pentium 4's were inferior to the P3 chips, something I've preached for years) - the general public does not see it this way as Intel continues an agressive marketing campaign - I have yet - in my ENTIRE LIFE - to see an AMD commercial. Granted, I have seen commercials for computers with AMD chips in them, I have yet to see a commercial strictlty for the purpose of strengthening the AMD brand.

Granted, I watch TV maybe 3 hours a week - I still see an Intel commercial atleast once a week.

Now, you tell me - why do you think AMD's brand is stuck so strongly in the mud?

Personally, I don't care much for Intel or AMD - but I'll say right now Intel does a lot more to create a better brand image then AMD does. AMD has no room to cry about their current marketshare, they have made no effort to change their image aside from product improvement. Which, hey, I'm with you - would be fantastic if that was enough. But, guess what - it's not. AMD doesn't get the free press a startup gets, so their brand image remains the same.

And again, like I told the other troll - keep your personal attacks to yourself, talking like a 5 year old earns you the respect of a 5 year old.

Well, I take that back, my 5 year old son doesn't go around calling people names. Certainly not for their opinions on branding. So I guess that would put you below that. I think around 2 or 3 is where the nasty namecalling starts and ends. Sounds fitting.

Re:idiot

[mattACK]

Bad news friend: you look like the troll.

Your points are amazingly uninformed. I assume it is sincere, so let me offer this: Read up on post 90's chip developements for a few days and THEN review your posts.

Re:idiot

[GoMMiX]

*laughs*

Did you read my post? I'm guessing not since I state NO FACTS regarding Intel CPU performance.

Please, show me where I make an uninformed point? Please. I clearly state I'm making reference to the first days of AMD's chip development.

RTFPP

Re:idiot

[mattACK]

Dude, you said AMD wasn't innovating. I read the whole post.

And I wasn't being rude. Then.

Now, let me just say that you MUST be in management to be as stupid and confident as you are. I look forward to ignoring your drivel.