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CaptainCox
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 Posted: Sat, 19th Jan 2008 18:02 Post subject: Is AMD dying? |
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AMD loses $1.77 billion in Q4
| Quote: | AMD today reported Q4 2007 revenue of $1.770 billion, an 8 percent increase on Q3, but flat compared to Q4 2006.
During the last quarter of 2007 AMD reported a net loss of $1.772 billion, or $3.06 per share, and an operating loss of $1.678 billion. Fourth quarter non-GAAP operating loss was reduced to $9 million and fourth quarter gross margin improved 3 points sequentially to 44 percent.
While losing the country of Bosnia's yearly budget in a single quarter might seem disastrous, keep your hats on. Frankly, neither is Bosnia much of country, nor is AMD in as much trouble as Bosnia. The bulk of the losses stem from the ATI goodwill impairment deal, and hopefully the deal itself will start to bear fruit soon enough.
While we are an enthusiast Website, you should keep in mind that AMD is slowly starting to regain ground and market share thanks to some non-high-end products. It has shipped over 400,000 quad core CPUs in Q4 and the vast majority were Opteron server parts. ATI is also doing better; the new HD3800 series is turning out to be highly successful, mainly due to low prices and good availability. It still can't compete with what Nvidia or Intel have to offer, but its pricing in the low-end and mid-range are what is keeping them in the game, and this is where the money is: mainstream, businesses and OEMs.
Don't get us wrong, DAAMIT has a long and tough fight ahead of it. We're still waiting for desktop CPUs which can compete with Intel's Duo and Quad processors, as well as high-end graphics which can dethrone or at least match what Nvidia has to offer in the high-end, but things aren't as bleak as they might seem at first glance and even the pessimistic Wall Street analysts seem to agree.
Shape up, guys, and give us something good to write about.
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Oh well, I guess Intel will rule the world and the prices sooner then later 
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| Posted: Sat, 19th Jan 2008 18:08 Post subject: |
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didnt the share price go up today because amd lost less than expected?
The night is dark and the road is long. Come on dead men, return to your homes.
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CaptainCox
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| Posted: Sat, 19th Jan 2008 18:12 Post subject: |
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Oh...it might have, but who is buying thier products?. Not me for sure  . I used to but not anymore. They need a kick ass concept, and they need it NOW!
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Parallax_
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| Posted: Sat, 19th Jan 2008 18:14 Post subject: |
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AMD has been slowly dying ever since they bought ATI.
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Surray
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their processors are cheap and good for the price, crossfire is available on far more motherboards than SLI so it's a good way to go for many people and I heard their workstation graphics cards are still very much in demand.
Things looked just as bad for intel when amd came out with their Athlon 64 Cpus which totally owned the intel pentium 4s but intel eventually caught up again, so I'm sure AMD will also get something good going again to compete with intel in the highend desktop market sooner or later.
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Problem was Intel had a stranglehold on a lot of markets so they survived very well.
AMD really needs to kick it into overdrive with concept development. Intel's R&D is raping AMD and things dont look good in the CPU market.
However, too many people have fallen victim to the hype of Nvidia. AMD video cards are just as good where they are released in terms of price and ability. As stated, crossfire is widely available and not only that - but SLI eats donkey dick on a plate of vile filth. Crossfire is actually really good.
That being said, Nvidia still has the hold on the high end card market but people who drop $800 on a single card should rot, it just feeds the wrong ideals to these card makers.
I love my crossfire 3870s. They perform amazingly, are rock solid stable and run everything perfectly.
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| Phluxed wrote: | | I love my crossfire 3870s. They perform amazingly, are rock solid stable and run everything perfectly. |
I'm thinking about getting this 3870. What manufacturer did you get and how are you finding the noise levels under load as well as temps when stressed?
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