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AMD's Plan To Recover From Its Perfect Storm
An anonymous reader writes "TG Daily has an interesting write-up on AMD's big Q1 loss and how the company plans to get back into the black. AMD admitted that Q1 was a meltdown and not just a miss. Looks like cost cutting, including layoffs, may be on the way. But the company says it won't change its overal direction. The CEO Hector Ruiz is quoted as saying, 'We are not going to change our strategy because of one lousy quarter.'"
"It's to early, we are going to wait for a lousy year"
Keep in mind that AMD recently greatly increased the clock frequency of their CPU's (as noted on slashdot), thereby also increasing the performace of single-thread applications and games.
This may help them get back on track.
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Why don't AMD switch to using Intel for their processors?
Look at how much good its done for Apple.
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The big problem with AMD is not their processor lineup, it's their business process. They lost $600 mil on $1.2 billion on revenue. That means they needed almost two billion dollars *pinky finger to mouth* to break even. Sure, R&D is expensive, but not that expensive. They need to cut back on expenses to stay in the game.
The "stay the course" strategy?
Why would AMD change course when they haven't even released the fruits from that course yet. The problem is not the course they're on, but how fast they are getting there.
So before you claim that their current products (the course they are on) are failures, shouldn't you wait for them to be released?
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Captain Smith is quoted as saying "We're not going to change direction because of one iceberg."
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ATI has consistently made horrendous linux drivers.
Don't feel bad, the Windows drivers are pretty awful too.
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YOU, yes you are whats wrong today. You and your attitude is what drives companies out of business, which FAR to many people have. You want immediate gratification for you stock value. Back in the old days companies were invested in, not bet upon, by people who viewed investments in increments of 5,10 or even 20 years. They looked for dividends, not windfall profits. Back when companies actualy paid dividends people made a good return on their investments. These days with every pencil pushing asshole in NYC screaming SELL SELL SELL at the top of their lungs if a company misses "The Streets" target by even a few pennies, its surprising that a publicly traded company even stays in business.
Hey KID! Yeah you, get the fuck off my lawn!
I don't welcome them. The reason we got into the whole Pentium IV mess and that AMD kicked Intel in the balls with AMD64, is because Intel thought it was the only kid on the block and acted like it. Luckily, Intel wasn't the only kid on the block. (Talk about underestimating your competitors!)
If Intel drives AMD out of business, you can expect Intel to go bad again. Then, however, we, the customers are screwed.
That's why I bought an AMD Turion X2 laptop recently, well knowing that I sacrificed both performance and battery life. Okay, it was also significantly cheaper than the Intel offerings, but that was not my major decision point.
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I agree with you statements. My dad is of the "old days" and frowns upon the newer generation. I do too, because what I learned from him. On the other hand, it is still perfectly possible to invest in the long term and get dividends. The only difference, is that you won't get really-really-fucking-rich which is what happens when you have a lucky streak with in what you just described. The old way is to secure yourself, the new way is to have a chance to get rich quick.
Somehow the American dream (if I understood it correctly as a European) to "make it" by hard work and perseverance has been replaced by "get rich quick". I might have misunderstood though.
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