SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Technology Stocks : Intel Corporation (INTC)
INTC 37.91-1.4%Nov 11 3:59 PM EST
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: nihil who wrote (83980)6/20/1999 1:36:00 PM
From: WTSherman  Read Replies (4) of 186894
 
<)If I were China's computer csar I'd buy control of AMD or NSM. (They've got $100 billion of foreign exchange) and build a couple fabs there.<

There is absolutely no chance that China or any Chinese corporation would be permitted to gain control of either of these companies. The subject of China buying whatever products they wish from U.S. corporations is becoming a very hot topic. The notion of them buying a key U.S. technology developer would send the body politic into spasms(rightfully, so).

I'm also at a bit of a loss to understand this paranoia about AMD's K7. The market for this chip is certainly in the corporate sphere. I'm new to this thread, though, have held INTC for quite some time, so forgive the ignorance or repetition, if either is the case.

However, to me it seems to me, that since AMD has made little headway in corporations with its low-end desktop processors, what leads one to believe that either vendors or their customers are going to rush to AMD based high-end platforms? IT departments are risk adverse animals and the minor cost differential or marginal performance differential isn't going to move them. If these factors were important to IT organizations, HP wouldn't still have 70+% of the laser printer market. Their products cost more and generally have lower performance. IT departments buy them because they know what they are getting and the risk associated with their deployment is as low as can be found in the market today. Workstations and servers are even more critical and less likely to be moved to new platforms...IMHO.
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  

HomeMailHotSubjectMarksPeopleMarksKeepersSettings
Terms Of UseContact UsCopyright/IP PolicyPrivacy PolicyAbout UsFAQAdvertise on SI
© 2025 Knight Sac Media.  Data provided by Twelve Data, Alpha Vantage, and CityFALCON News