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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. 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.