AMD busts into chip-making top ten
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| The analysts say AMD's chip revenue is expected to explode by a
| "stunning" 90 per cent in 2006, pushing the company eight places
| up the chart to number seven.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=36154
Apologies to those of you who yesterday criticised AMD, but this is great
progress nonetheless and a truly daunting punishment for Microsoft's
'chipmaking department' [1].
Related:
AMD aims to reclaim CPU crown with 2007 quad-core
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| ...the puzzle is coming together and suggests that AMD may have a
| shot at trumping Intel by mid-2007, at least until the blue team
| rolls out 45 nm chips.
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http://tomshardware.co.uk/2006/12/01/amd_aims_to_reclaim_cpu_crown/
AMD to Design Microprocessors with Linux and HP Blades
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| AMD's engineering design environment is based on an open architecture
| run and managed with Linux and open source tools. The HP BladeSystem
| solution running Red Hat Enterprise Linux was proposed and implemented in
| AMD's Sunnyvale...
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http://www.linuxelectrons.com/News/Hardware/AMD_to_Design_Microprocessors_with_Linux_and_HP_Blades
AMD gains, Intel fights back on supercomputer list
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| Advanced Micro Devices has gained ground on Intel in a list of the
| world's 500 fastest supercomputers, but Intel's new Xeon 5100"
| Woodcrest" processor has quickly carved out a place for itself.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-6135018.html
AMD reveals its future plans
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| INQ "That brings the question of drivers. AMD has been a staunch supporter
| of Linux, while many users of ATI had a hay-ride with drivers for Linux
| operating system. Nvidia, as the prime competitor has support of Linux
| community, while every once a while we hear news about petitions to
| ATI, drivers not working as intended."
|
| Phil "AMD is driving the industry to an open world, and we focus our
| strengths and with combined approach, achieve what's best for
| development of the industry around us. All ISVs are important for us."
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=35626
[1] Intel: Only "Open" for Business
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| These vendors often want a quiet private discussion, because in a
| quiet private discussion they can continue to dismiss the requests and in
| the end do absolutely nothing. They do not want a noisy public
| discussion, because then they look bad. But they DESERVE TO LOOK BAD,
| because they are being bad to those who bought their hardware!
|
| [...]
|
| By withholding, Intel is being an Open Source fraud.
|
| [...]
|
| So let's win back the rights to run the hardware we purchased.
|
| Please feel free to let other open source communities know about this
| matter. Thank you.
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http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20060930232710&mode=expanded
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