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Dell Finally Goes for AMD

Posted by Hemos on from the had-to-happen-eventually dept.

this great guy writes "You read it correctly. It had to happen one day. According to Forbes 'Dell Inc has informed its Taiwan contract makers of plans to develop devices based on Advanced Micro Devices Inc's microprocessors, and these suppliers are awaiting orders for global shipment, the Economic Daily News reported, citing industry sources.'"

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  1. Hurray! by jigjigga · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Finally! woohoo!

  2. Watch the Stock ticker by cha0t1c · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The surefire indicater. Keep an eye on the ticker in the coming weeks, folks. $$$$ talks...., Watch where the money goes.

  3. Re:Nothing but good... by MSFanBoi2 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    AMD sued because they couldn't market their product.

    No other reason.

    We all know AMD has superior technology and will continue to do so until well into 2006, but the REAL reason for the lack of sales is nothing more than a terrible marketing program.

  4. Re:More CPUs available for Apple by Frankie70 · · Score: 1, Redundant


    Good. Dell using AMD will free up some of the Intel CPU supply for Apple. Apple has a history of demanding more CPUs than their suppliers can provide. This move will help Intel provide the demand Apple will soon be generating.


    Dell Sells around 40-50 million units per year, I think.
    Intel & AMD probably sell 100 million computer chips per year, maybe.

    Apple sells 4 million units in a good year. I don't think Apple really matters
    in this equation much. Apple fans thinking otherwise is just delusions
    of grandeur.

    It's like saying that if my town stops filling petrol for a week, petrol prices
    are going to drop.