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ATI and AMD Seek Approval for Merger?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the curiouser dept.

Krugerlive writes "The rumor of an ATI/AMD merger/buyout has been out now for sometime. However, this morning an Inquirer article has said that a merger deal has been struck and that the two companies will seek shareholder approval on Monday of next week. In the market, AMD is down as a result of lackluster earnings announced last evening, and ATI is up about 4% on unusually high volume." This is nothing but a rumour at the moment, a point that C|Net makes in examining the issue. From the article: "AMD has always boasted that it only wants to make processors, leaving networking and chipsets to others. AMD does produce some chipsets, but mostly just to get the market started. Neutrality has helped the company garner strong allies."

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  1. Fuck no. by A+beautiful+mind · · Score: 0, Troll

    Here I come Intel, if this is true. Just because ATI drivers are horsecrap on Linux. I'm not going to support that company. Especially that Intel looks quite good with that Conroe stuff...

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    1. Re:Fuck no. by pembo13 · · Score: 0, Troll

      Who stuck a dildo up your ass?

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  2. Linux + ATI WORKS! by Urza9814 · · Score: 0, Troll

    I don't understand all the comments saying ATI's Linux drivers suck. I've got a Radeon 9200, and I've never had a problem with 'em. I love the thing. I HATE NVidia. They're expensive as hell. I always recommend AMD and ATI. Of course, I don't think there's anyone here that would say AMD isn't good...heh. I've got my Athlon XP 2200+ overclocked from 1.35GHz to 2.09, and I've had it higher, but not all of my RAM is fast enough.
    I can't wait for this merger if it's true.