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AMD on the ropes
« on: November 14, 2012, 02:16:25 PM »
I can almost hear crixx laughing loudly somewhere... sadly the news I am about to bring to the forum is anything but funny...

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AMD hires JP Morgan to find buyers
For parts or all of the firm
By Lawrence Latif
Wed Nov 14 2012, 12:40
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CHIP DESIGNER AMD reportedly has hired JP Morgan to search for a buyer for part or all of the firm.

Although AMD had just about managed to struggle through its seemingly eternal battle with Intel, the firm has been unable to compete against Chipzilla and the many ARM chip vendors that drive the smartphone and tablet markets. Reuters reports that AMD has hired investment bank JP Morgan to find buyers for some of the company's assets or the whole firm.

AMD's stock price has taken a battering in the past year, making it an attractive proposition for other chip vendors. The company recently announced a 15 percent cut in its workforce and while AMD is trying to get into the ARM server market, those chips are not expected to turn up until 2014 and even then the firm will face stiff competition from established ARM vendors.

AMD's biggest asset is its extensive graphics patent portfolio, most of which it acquired when it bought ATI. It is highly likely that firms eyeing a buyout of AMD are interested in those patents that have yielded strong products in recent years.

JP Morgan will have its work cut out to find a buyer for AMD's assets aside from its graphics patents. While AMD's lucrative X86 processor licence would once have been seen as a valuable asset, these days, with the rise of smartphones and tablets, an ARM licence is a better value proposition.

Should AMD decide to sell the whole firm to the highest bidder then it will be PC customers that might suffer, with Intel left as the only vendor of X86 processor chips for the foreseeable future. µ
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2224840/amd-hires-jp-morgan-to-find-buyers

Competition has a way of keeping the corporations... 'honest' if AMD does go away... what will that mean for us the consumer? I shudder at the throught...

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AMD on the ropes
« on: November 14, 2012, 02:16:25 PM »

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Re: AMD on the ropes
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2012, 02:51:54 PM »
Very scary!

This could be twofer.....if both ATI and AMD products get shelved, we will be in massive trouble as gamers.

This also echoes how irrelevant the desktop space is becoming, especially in terms of growth.

Going the way of the dinosaurs.

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Re: AMD on the ropes
« Reply #2 on: November 14, 2012, 03:36:10 PM »
Even with the rise of the tablet and smart phone for the core PC gamers... going back to being price GOUGED by Intel and Nvidia is NOT an option....

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Re: AMD on the ropes
« Reply #3 on: November 14, 2012, 05:53:56 PM »
Egad...not looking forward to more expensive CPUs/GPUs...at all.  :(
Especially in light of the fact that I like to upgrade...often.
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Re: AMD on the ropes
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Re: AMD on the ropes
« Reply #5 on: November 14, 2012, 11:50:40 PM »
Well that is sobering....thanks zerk

Could sleep a little easier now

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Re: AMD on the ropes
« Reply #6 on: November 26, 2012, 11:08:58 AM »
Well that is sobering....thanks zerk

Could sleep a little easier now
Well let me shake you up a little wyatt, my cousin works AMD and the employees themselves are not sure of whats going on, so don't leave anything to chance...

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Re: AMD on the ropes
« Reply #7 on: November 26, 2012, 11:20:28 AM »
The employees never know what's going on.

These sort of things are way above their pay grade so that doesn't count for much.

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Re: Re: AMD on the ropes
« Reply #8 on: November 29, 2012, 09:41:09 AM »
The employees never know what's going on.

These sort of things are way above their pay grade so that doesn't count for much.
Meaning they get emails stating from the CEO that nothing is set in stone about the sale... Which leaves the door open for guess what.... A sale

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Re: AMD on the ropes
« Reply #9 on: November 29, 2012, 10:03:13 AM »
the door is always open for a sale, so that leaves us none the wiser.

Employees will be the last to know.

They'll find out when a security guard comes by their desk with a brown cardboard box and a representative from HR.

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Re: AMD on the ropes
« Reply #10 on: November 29, 2012, 05:18:16 PM »
the door is always open for a sale, so that leaves us none the wiser.

Employees will be the last to know.

They'll find out when a security guard comes by their desk with a brown cardboard box and a representative from HR.

doubt... sale doh mean close down...

so some employees might never know the company get sold lol

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Re: AMD on the ropes
« Reply #11 on: November 29, 2012, 06:39:13 PM »
sale means new bosses which means old bosses get sent home

those will be the employees getting the cardboard boxes and escort

If a company is failing, they don't buy it and say...carry on as usual.

Change is coming.

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Re: AMD on the ropes
« Reply #12 on: November 29, 2012, 10:04:42 PM »
Remember ATI got Bought and GPUs was still churning out. If somebody like Intel or Nvidia were to aquire amd, then it go smell doom for all.

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