CPU is dead? APU is king?

[Buddy J]

AMD's CTO says the CPU is RIP and the APU is new BMoC. Tired of acronyms? Read it (http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=11713).

[Thrax]

Hype hype hype, we're not a failing company, hype hype, slideshow hype, slides, hype hype AMD.

[Thelemech]

Hype hype hype, we're not a failing company, hype hype, slideshow hype, slides, hype hype AMD.


;D

....poor AMD! And you use to have their brand logo in one of your old Avatars, did you not Thrax? My how times have changed for AMDvsINTEL.

[Thrax]

Times change indeed.

[Winfrey]

who's apu?

[Leonardo]

Apu's Hardware (http://icrontic.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-4583.html)......is where I got my DIY computer beginnings. :D:D:D


Agreed with the above - it's AMD blather directed at Wall Street: We are relevant. We have a bright future. We are innovative. It is wise to purchase our stock. (gosh, I hope all that will be true again someday)

The "APU." Hmm, if it's multi-core, will all cores work?

[RADA]

;D

....poor AMD! And you use to have their brand logo in one of your old Avatars, did you not Thrax? My how times have changed for AMDvsINTEL.

I think that AMD has earned Thrax's ire over the constant posturing, flag waving, and the 3-CPU Monte game the company has been trying to dupe us consumers with since the arrival of Intel's Duo Core chip.

Instead of AMD coming out and saying "Yup, Duo Core faster, we're behind and have made a few mistakes, but we're GOING to come back" its been 2+ years of " Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!!!"

I had every intention of building an AMD box for my next build, but that was because AMD 64 procs were trouncing anything Intel put out. Then Duo Core showed up. I have never been a Fanboi for either company, I am a consumer that wants the best product for my hard earned $$, so for right now, and for the foreseeable future I will have to go with an Intel proc.

[UPSLynx]

Hype hype hype, we're not a failing company, hype hype, slideshow hype, slides, hype hype AMD.

You forgot the part about not knowing how to distribute their money in a shrewd manner.

It's sad times are the way they are. ATI has been shambles, they've only just released a high end video card that can compete with the 8800 GTX - which is a friggin year old. Nvidia doesn't have the competition they had years ago, so we don't see nearly as fast a progression in hardware manufacturing.