Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> __/ [ Roy Schestowitz ] on Monday 24 July 2006 11:04 \__
>
>> __/ [ Mark Kent ] on Monday 24 July 2006 09:31 \__
>>
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>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>> The relevance to Linux is probably ATI's poor Linux support and AMD's
>>>> affinity, as well as investments in Linux. Since it's a very big
>>>> speculation with an acquisition worth almost 6 billion US dollars (to
>>>> be announced later today), I thought I'd at least mention it:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.linuxelectrons.com/article.php/20060723141410862
>>>
>>> This is an amazingly significant item, at least, if it happens. Not
>>> only for the remants of the PC industry (this is further consolidation -
>>> let's not be confused about it), but, for linux/oss, it really does
>>> raise the huge possibility of an open-source driver for accelerated 3D
>>> graphics.
>>>
>>> If there were a good enough one, I'd be more than happy to move to ATI
>>> and off nVidia for those cases where I need accelerated stuff.
>>>
>>> In terms of the future of the desktop, it's clear that the use of 3D
>>> graphics is going to become more common, if nothing else, as it'll look
>>> "impressive", which has always been important. Consider web kioks,
>>> displays in shops, timetables, information booths, advertising
>>> hoardings, so many things which would benefit from accelerated graphics
>>> done well (openGL, XGL, linux), with the reliability of well designed
>>> open-source code.
>>>
>>> Roy - please keep posting these items - this is far more interesting
>>> than anything we see from the trolls.
>>
>> Thanks, Mark. In related news this morning (just in):
>>
>> http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=33219
>>
>> AMD has to buy ATI to survive
>>
>> http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=33223
>>
>> AMD confirms ATI acquisition
>>
>> http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=33218
>>
>> Quanta, Mitac to make AMD desktops, report
>>
>> http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=33217
>>
>> AMD slashes processor pricing
>>
>>
>> That's a lot of AMD news for just one morning. Yesterday I read somewhere
>> that AMD will halves the price of their processors (probably selectively,
>> of course). Intel's sacking of 1000 managers, as well as huge declines,
>> seem to indicate that the Wintel era is indeed reaching its end. Not even
>> Apple can offer remedy.
>
> Addenda (complementing the above):
>
> http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/07/24/amd_july_price_cuts/
>
> AMD slashes prices by up to 61 per cent
>
> http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/07/24/ati_readies_radeon_x1950/
>
> <strikeout>ATI</strikeout> AMD readies Radeon X1950
This is like, wow news. I didn't see this coming, did anyone else?
Having just read Mercury News and the story on Reuters, the AMD buyout of
ATI is confirmed at 4.2 billion cash, 57 million AMD shares (at Friday's
closing of $18.21). It's put 4 Dollars on ATI stock from $16.56 to $20.47.
I think this is one sweet deal for both sides and their stockholders.
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