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We need AMD! by: Anonymous on 2/19/2010
I just hope that AMD can pull out from their troubles soon. We must not forget AMD gives us the consumer a huge boon and that is lower prices and more innovation through competition. Intel needs AMD as well to avoid monopolistic law suites been thrown at them. I think Intel came through at the right time to prep up AMD's books because they may have been concerned of its demise given the recession and sluggish performance lately. It is a well known fact that Intel hates legal action more than it hates AMD. It's a simple choice of choosing the lesser of the two evils.
Nevertheless... by: Anshel Sag on 1/22/2010
Even though you are right that Intel was totally at fault for the reasons why they paid AMD the money, you also fail to recognize that had Intel held out longer... AMD would have posted a loss in Q409. While i agree that Intel didn't really rescue AMD, but rather put them in somewhat of a precarious position... a lot of what is going on with AMD is their own fault with poor management decisions. Intel did their hardest to make life hard for AMD, but these days that shouldn't even be a factor anymore and the payout Intel paid to AMD wouldn't be nearly as big of importance if AMD was making just as much money on their own. But they're not. not even close.

Hence the conclusion that we didn't think we'd say this but intel to the rescue. Because in reality, intel rescued their 4th quarter but historically they've caused hell for AMD.
negative points by: Anonymous on 1/22/2010
I think the problem with the article is the "Intel to the Recuse" zinger! I wouldn’t exactly called getting caught violating anti-trust laws, stifling competition, paying companies to not buy AMD products, as well as copying AMD's designs and claiming them as your own as a "recuse." AMD let Intel off the hook easy with the 1.2billion dollar settlement. A jury could have awarded AMD much more. I think AMD recused Intel.
by: Anshel Sag on 1/22/2010
I am sorry, but no matter how crappy their IGP solution may be for gaming, there is no doubt that the clarkdale chip is a CPU and a GPU on the same chip. AMD technically was the first to say that they wanted to put the GPU and CPU on the same package/chip... but Intel beat them to it. AMD should have had it a long time ago, but delays pushed it back. And here we are with AMD barely scraping by when it comes to profits and only being able to post a net income of $1bilion because they got a $1bilion payout from Intel. There is no doubt in my mind that they are recovering, but many of you choose to stick to the negative points of the article instead of the positive ones.
Come on! by: Anonymous on 1/22/2010
Can't believe a tech site really calls Clarkdale a GPU+CPU.

To put a IGP and CPU in the same package ir very, very diferent than have both on same die.
Put a CPU and GPU together is easy, dificult is to make data input work.
That's Fusion, a memory controler that can feed both CPU and GPU with data.
Clarksdale Sucks by: Anonymous on 1/22/2010
Clarksdale isn't "fusion" but more like a crude graphics "bolted onto the cpu" nothing about them is fused together, they just live next to each other on the same silicon.
Dodgy figures? by: Anonymous on 1/22/2010
Lol, Clarkdale isn't "fusion", it's Intel Crappy Graphics tacked on to Intel's Decent CPU.

Half the point of Fusion is to bring GPU benefits to the CPU, and make the units available - initially via OpenCL, but later on via x86 extensions possibly.

Factoring out GlobalFoundries and the Intel payment, AMD made a profit.

And from what I read of AMD's debts, they had reduced them by $2.2b this year - which is impressive. The GlobalFoundries money coming soon for the rest of the company (a couple of billion) will clear the rest of the 2012 debts, and some of the next debts.

And AMD say their debt is $2.7b: http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20100121006780&newsLang=en (other data section, near bottom). Sure, with the GlobalFoundries debt that is $4.6b (not $5.27 as you write) but that will be removed when they sell that portion (not that the GlobalFoundries assets are $4.2b as well).

So AMD are now in a far stronger position for the future.
correction by: Anonymous on 1/22/2010
"AMD needs both legs into the higher"
??? WTF ???
Header is wrong by: Anonymous on 1/22/2010
Really if u want to be real site please inform yourself that Intel never give money for nothing.Respect to Intel ,AMD ,Nvidia etc.So header is wrong.
Not exactly... by: Anonymous on 1/21/2010
a Intel rescue mr. A.S.(S). AMD grows with or without Inhel. So, before posting such negative article, please inform yourself.
by: Anonymous on 1/21/2010
Compare with Q3 2009 results, AMD up 15 % profit in CPU market ,and 40 % in GPU market.So not excatly true that Intel rescue.
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