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Dell to start using AMD chips
Business Journal ^ | May 18, 2006

Posted on 05/18/2006 2:37:45 PM PDT by HAL9000

Dell Inc. said Thursday it will begin using chips from Advanced Micro Devices rather than its rival Intel Corp., as the computer maker posted a first quarter drop in net income.

Round Rock, Texas-based Dell had an exclusive agreement with Santa Clara-based Intel, but said in its second-quarter earnings press release that it will switch to Sunnyvale-based Advanced Micro Devices chips in some of its products by the end of the year.

Dell, which had lowered its forecast last week, posted net income of $762 million, or 33 cents a share, compared with $934 million, or 37 cents a share, in the year-ago period.

In a prepared statement, AMD senior vice president Mary Seyer said, "We welcome Dell, and Dell customers, to the world of AMD64."



TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: amd; dell; intel; news; tech
Whatever. Dell's biggest problem is they don't have a decent operating system for their desktop and laptop hardware.
1 posted on 05/18/2006 2:37:46 PM PDT by HAL9000
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I bet those AMD powered Dells would do an amazing job for our FR folding team

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1633697/posts


2 posted on 05/18/2006 3:15:43 PM PDT by soccer_maniac (Do some good while browsing FR --> Join our Folding@Home Team# 36120: keyword: folding@home)
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