Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> ____/ Mark Kent on Sunday 20 January 2008 21:11 : \____
>
>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>> AMD's shares rally despite red-ink results
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>| Shares of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. jumped Friday after the chipmaker
>>>| reported financial results that analysts say showed AMD isn't in as deep a
>>>| hole as some had feared.
>>> `----
>>>
>>>
> http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/amds-shares-rise-investors-see/story.aspx?guid=%7B35C9A341%2D06BC%2D45E4%2DA7A3%2D78D8EBF5990F%7D&siteid=yhoof
>>> http://tinyurl.com/2myxce
>>>
>>> Intel, AMD don't see demand falling off cliff
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>| Wall Street may be listening. Investors pushed AMD shares up 12 percent to
>>>| $7.10 on Friday, a day after the chipmaker posted better-than-expected
>>>| quarterly results.
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idINN1726934320080118?rpc=44
>>>
>>
>> There is some confusion. Just because Vista demand is low doesn't mean
>> that PC demand is necessarily low.
>
> I definitely think there's a correlation though. Regardless, there's no
> justification for waste. It's also a statement for the environment. There are
> some old memos (antitrust) which indicate that Microsoft does this
> deliberately. It's a case of making one's friends richer (calling it "driving
> the economy" because it sounds better).
>
Oh, Microsoft definitely were working closely with the chipset
manufacturers and OEMs to "stimulate" demand every time there was a new
release of Windows.
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