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To: niceguy767 who wrote (177192)11/10/2005 10:51:57 PM
From: niceguy767 of 272312
 
Just one more thing:

The more I poonder on the INCREDILE October milestone achieved by AMD wherein AMD bested INTC by about 1% in US retail marketshare in the (notebook plus desktop) combined space, the more I think that AMD has more than enough on its platter right now, without Dell, in meeting existing demand.

With the rumoured Walmart $398 notebook deal to be announced later this month, the Dell downward spiral will likely accelerate.

Not long now 'til the HPQ/AMD flourishing relationship speeds away from the floundering Dell/INTC duo probably much more rapidly, based upon the OCTOBER SIGNAL than almost anyone thinks possible. Things do happen rapidly in the world of tech. If perceived as no longer competitive, as perhaps is the Dell/INTC duo, the declining spiral can accelerate more rapidly than most can comprehend.

Not sure if that's the case now, but that milestone OCTOBER SIGNAL suggests that it is more likely than not especially when viewed within the last 2 years constant mindshare gains by AMD.

Does the OCTOBER SIGNAL suggest an AMD breakout. Just no doubt in my mind!

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To: DRBES who wrote (177293)11/10/2005 11:03:37 PM
From: niceguy767 of 272312
 
Well you know what I mean. That OCTOBER MILESTONE whereby AMD's US retail marketshare for (notebooks and desktops) combined surpassed INTC's couldn't be a clearer signal, especially within the context of AMD's rapidly growing mindshare over the past 2 years, that AMD is positioned for a MAJOR upward price spike.

Throw in the rumoured Walmart deal and one should not be surprised by a $5 to $10 one week gain in the near term!

The contrast of AMD's good fortunes evidenced by the OCTOBER MILESTONE and Dell's lame performance tonight couldn't be more STARK (well perhaps next quarter ;-) ). Just no way that the "WALL St. mafia" can maintain its silence much longer on the obvious rising fortunes of AMD and its friends relative to the fast growing misfortunes of the once unchallengeable, but now rendered to second grade status, Dell/INTC duo.

The herd is about to trample the "Wall St. mafia" methinks!

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To: niceguy767 who wrote (177289)11/10/2005 11:05:25 PM
From: combjelly of 272312
 
"is going to their hands full with the rumoured $398 HP laptop to be unveiled later this month."

This is almost certainly a one off, Black Friday deal and not a normal product and/or price point.

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To: combjelly who wrote (177298)11/10/2005 11:21:57 PM
From: niceguy767 of 272312
 
"This is almost certainly a one off, Black Friday deal and not a normal product and/or price point."

Agreed. It's a marketers delight. Walmart gets imprinted as a "computer outlet" and AMD knocks the props out from the Dell?INTC low end for a day anyway.

Who knows where this alliance will lead. Much, much more to come.

AMD has its Fab 36 ready to go and product superiority across the gradient. No better time to fire the torpedoes ;-)

The decline of Dell/INTC fortunes may be much swifter than many anticipate if AMD is now positioning for a volley of Walmart-like torpedoes.

I honestly can't see anything on the 32-bit only dell/INTC shelves worth buying in an evolving 64-bit world...and with Vista around the corner combined with NVDA's new offering, it's only going to become a much more difficult environment for the Dell/INTC duo!

From my vantage point, the Dell/INTC decline was confirmed by the OCTOBER MILESTONE and INTC's roadmap looks to be in tatters while AMD now seems to be able to checkmate INTC on INTC's every aspiration ;-)

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To: niceguy767 who wrote (177299)11/10/2005 11:31:49 PM
From: combjelly of 272312
 
"Walmart gets imprinted as a "computer outlet" and AMD knocks the props out from the Dell?INTC low end for a day anyway. "

But it is already there. The only difference is that the two systems are at least usable. Walmart has always appealed to the bottom feeders, but in the past they often didn't wind up with a system they could use. When I worked as a consultant, I would get calls from people who bought a computer at Walmart and they wanted to know why it was so slow. In every case, their problem was because their computer didn't have enough memory. The rest of the hardware was often ok, but RAM was always too little.

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To: Magrathea who wrote (177294)11/10/2005 11:46:32 PM
From: gzubeck of 272312
 
It's just that AMD is having a really hard time with penetrating the laptop arena...I wonder what kind of deal Intel made with laptop manufacturers to keep AMD range bound...AMD needs to make their own Dell-like company for laptops...most of the consumers will not touch Intel for high-end desktops and especially dual core desktops...Intel will probably gain back a little with their new dual core yonah but I don't see much there for desktops and multimedia PC's...it looks like HP might be working with AMD to come up with some innovative laptop solutions...

I wonder if Nvidia or ATI might come up with a really good chipset for laptops...somebody posted an article about the nvidia 6150 IGP chipset...reading all the bonuses it offers over the 6100 it is a no brainer if you just want a multimedia PC...

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To: combjelly who wrote (177300)11/10/2005 11:54:15 PM
From: Magrathea of 272312
 
I don't see how this WalMart special gets the majority of retail customers to think of AMD as a leader in technology. It harkens back to AMD's day where it was known as the cheap knockoff of the Intel CPU.

I would get calls from people who bought a computer at Walmart and they wanted to know why it was so slow. In every case, their problem was because their computer didn't have enough memory.

Probably the same thing will happen. A classy CPU trapped in a good-for-nothing case hobbled by a short leash of memory. That will do wonders for AMD's fight for hearts and minds.

At least we have a Ferrari brand to claim the high ground.

-Magrathea

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To: Magrathea who wrote (177302)11/11/2005 12:01:03 AM
From: combjelly of 272312
 
"I don't see how this WalMart special gets the majority of retail customers to think of AMD as a leader in technology."

It won't. Walmart isn't about superiority, it is about price. From the specs I have seen, the Walmart deals should do what they buyers expect, unlike the past. Which will give the buyers warm fuzzies about HP. And that is to AMD's advantage, unlike Dell.

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To: gzubeck who wrote (177301)11/11/2005 12:07:11 AM
From: gzubeck of 272312
 
I answered my own question concerning the 6150...I hope they get a fix for this soon.




Nvidia pulls C51, Geforce 6150 motherboards

Data corruption involved


By Fuad Abazovic: Friday 21 October 2005, 12:00


theinquirer.net 

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To: gzubeck who wrote (177304)11/11/2005 12:35:32 AM
From: Joe NYC of 272312
 
gz,

nvidia denied here:
amdzone.com 

Joe

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