The beginning of the end for AMD?

[Steve Grisetti]

As if Apple jumping aboard the Intel bandwagon wasn't enough of a boost -- now HP and Dell are scaling back on their AMD offerings. So it looks like Intel might soon be the sole player in the personal computer processor chip market.
http://www.reuters.com/article/technolo ... 2420080208

Competition is always a good thing. But sometimes life is easier with a single good option.

[Jayell]

Interesting, I'm a little curious what the REAL reason is. The discussion was a little vague. I doubt the explanation is.

[kodebuster]

AMD as we know it may have bit off more than it can chew, and there is a good chance it may cease to exist as a viable company.

The biggest mistake it has made recently was its buy and merger with ATI, which made video/grapics cards.

This gem of a move, saddled AMD with about $5 billion in debt, while chip prices were dropping due to stiff competition from Intel's Celeron product line.

One rumor floating about is that a good fit might be for Sun to merge with AMD.

In this particular case it would amount to that old saying ~ "Misery Loves Company"...