By: David Kanter (dkanter.delete@this.realworldtech.com), October 31, 2014 10:26 pm
Room: Moderated Discussions
> The bulldozer core was over optimized for server use, the server market is where Intel
> makes it's money. Money that is used to punish competitors in the other markets.
Intel makes profits in servers, but their stronghold is really in high volume (e.g., NB+DT). Without those, the server market would be much more difficult for Intel.
>AMD has
> fewer problems making chips for mid range mobile and mid range desktop.
The problem is that AMD has been confined to a value play.
>Servers is all
> that matters for AMD to make money, without servers AMD will NEVER make a dime.
Ah Brett, yet again you should a consistent lack of insight and inability to learn from recent events.
AMD has no servers today and they made $17M this quarter.
David
> makes it's money. Money that is used to punish competitors in the other markets.
Intel makes profits in servers, but their stronghold is really in high volume (e.g., NB+DT). Without those, the server market would be much more difficult for Intel.
>AMD has
> fewer problems making chips for mid range mobile and mid range desktop.
The problem is that AMD has been confined to a value play.
>Servers is all
> that matters for AMD to make money, without servers AMD will NEVER make a dime.
Ah Brett, yet again you should a consistent lack of insight and inability to learn from recent events.
AMD has no servers today and they made $17M this quarter.
David