The story may be accurate. I have a question to others who may know, Has shortages in key components to Motherboard manufacturers occured in the past about the time a competitor released an adequate competing product? I am not being sarcastic, I don't know the history.
I Agree to a degree. Here is what I see. I am some Motherboard manufacturer and the majority of my profits are from Motherboards using Intel chipsets. Intel may suddenly have a shortage because I want to profit from the "Superior" AMD chip. The issues: Can I make a stable board for the AMD chip in time to offset the possible shortage? Will there be enough AMD chips out there so poeple will buy my board? Say I assume yes to both then: Will AMD continue to produce quality and quantity for "x" number of years? If they (AMD) fail then can I establish a relationship with Intel again that would be as profitable as it was before the breakup? You get my point. If I were the only motherboard manufacture I would have the power. But with multiple motherboard manufacturers in the marketplace can I afford to take a risk of losing marketshare? Now here is the "beauty" of being an 800 pound gorilla. I don't have to do hardly anything to elicit this response. All that is required is that I have done it a few times before as an example for everyone else. Fear should take care of the rest.
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The story may be accurate. I have a question to others who may know, Has shortages in key components to Motherboard manufacturers occured in the past about the time a competitor released an adequate competing product? I am not being sarcastic, I don't know the history.
I Agree to a degree. Here is what I see. I am some Motherboard manufacturer and the majority of my profits are from Motherboards using Intel chipsets. Intel may suddenly have a shortage because I want to profit from the "Superior" AMD chip. The issues: Can I make a stable board for the AMD chip in time to offset the possible shortage? Will there be enough AMD chips out there so poeple will buy my board? Say I assume yes to both then: Will AMD continue to produce quality and quantity for "x" number of years? If they (AMD) fail then can I establish a relationship with Intel again that would be as profitable as it was before the breakup? You get my point. If I were the only motherboard manufacture I would have the power. But with multiple motherboard manufacturers in the marketplace can I afford to take a risk of losing marketshare?
Now here is the "beauty" of being an 800 pound gorilla. I don't have to do hardly anything to elicit this response. All that is required is that I have done it a few times before as an example for everyone else. Fear should take care of the rest.