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To: StanX Long who wrote (62125)	3/14/2002 11:36:51 PM
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AMD claims desktop PC processor share grew to 22% in 2001 Semiconductor Business News (03/14/02 09:38 a.m. EST) siliconstrategies.com SUNNYVALE, Calif.--Declaring an uphill victory against archrival Intel Corp., executives at Advanced Micro Devices Inc. today cited new market share estimates from Dataquest Inc. that show AMD gaining ground in several desktop computer segments over its much bigger competitor in PC processors. AMD said its overall PC processor market share in Windows-based desktop computers moved up to 22% in 2001 from 18% in 2000, based on the new Dataquest estimates. In a breakdown of PC market segments, Sunnyvale-based AMD claimed it gained even more market share in computer systems for small- to medium-sized businesses and in the educational desktop arena in the United States. AMD said its microprocessor share in U.S. small business desktop PCs surged to 37% from 20%, when the fourth quarter of 2001 was compared to Q4 of 2000. In the medium-sized business market, AMD claimed its PC processor share jumped to 28% of the desktop systems sold in Q4 of 2001 vs. 11% in Q4 of 2000.