Dell may finally be biting the AMD hook

GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
edited November 2005 in Science & Tech
Forbes reports that Dell Inc is lining up its suppliers in order to begin rolling out AMD processor-based servers.
Dell Inc has informed its Taiwan contract makers of plans to develop devices based on Advanced Micro Devices Inc's microprocessors, and these suppliers are awaiting orders for global shipment, the Economic Daily News reported, citing industry sources.
Maybe they're getting a clue as to how they can get back to the good side of revenue trends.

Source: Forbes

Comments

  • ShortyShorty Manchester, UK Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    We shall wait and see huh... you'l excuse me if I don't scream from the hilltops, sourcing is one thing.. selling is another :)
  • QCHQCH Ancient Guru Chicago Area - USA Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    I called Dell a few weeks ago to get a quote on a Precision 670 workstation and complained that they should really have AMD CPU's available... they must have listened to me ;D
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited November 2005
    Give yourself a pat on the back, QCH. :D

    Like shorty, I'm curious to see if these will be actively pushed, or merely "available".
  • ShortyShorty Manchester, UK Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    Actually, im more interested to see if a company the size of DELL is just building strategic agreements for r&d processes.

    They could well be looking at AMD and having now base evaluated it, decided to take a step further and look at manufacturing costs, yield & TCO for a product line.

    This does in no way mean they will ever get to market.
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    Shorty wrote:
    Actually, im more interested to see if a company the size of DELL is just building strategic agreements for r&d processes.

    They could well be looking at AMD and having now base evaluated it, decided to take a step further and look at manufacturing costs, yield & TCO for a product line.

    This does in no way mean they will ever get to market.

    I'm a bit more cynical. Dell is trying once again to squeeze more concessions out of Intel by threatening to play the AMD card. Dell pulls this fit in front of Intel every so often. When Intel gives them their way, Dell forgets what it says about AMD.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    Ars, as usual, has a really good write up on this.
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited November 2005
    Nice link, primesie. The Apple angle is something I hadn't considered, and is quite interesting.

    There are lots of theories on economics, but one I happen to agree with is that to truly avoid a monopoly you need three players in the game. With just two it's easy to reach a stalemate situation where each side can survive merely by defending their own turf. I believe this is what we have now between companies like Dell who are closely allied with Intel (mainstream market) and outfits with closer ties to AMD (hobbyists and value-conscious consumers).

    With a third viable option (Apple) in the mix as a swing vote (and somewhat of a wild card), it will force those aligned with either of the two big CPU manufacturers to stay on their toes. All the better for us little guys - if it happens.
  • ShortyShorty Manchester, UK Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    Heresay.. heresay.. heresay.. again.. surprise .. surprise :rolleyes::(
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    Early this year, Dell chief executive officer Kevin Rollins put speculation that it might use AMD chips in some systems to rest, saying it had again opted to maintain its Intel-only stand.
    AMD card is played. Intel acquiesces.
    With a third viable option (Apple) in the mix as a swing vote (and somewhat of a wild card), it will force those aligned with either of the two big CPU manufacturers to stay on their toes. All the better for us little guys - if it happens.
    I completely agree with you. A powerful Apple computer maker (who cares about the gadgets) would advance the rest of industry due to sheer competition.
  • GrayFoxGrayFox /dev/urandom Member
    edited November 2005
    Dam all of suns ads just became useless.

    There still cool tho :)
    http://www.sun.com/emrkt/rejected/
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