Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[chipguy]

As for the fanfare, it doesn't take a genius to keep one's mouth shut. This was a flaw that Sanders just couldn't fix, perhaps because of his tremendous ego.

I wouldn't say Ruiz is completely immune to this
affliction.

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1572431,00.asp

"I've always thought that Dell does not like to be a leader in technology, that they were a strong follower," said Ruiz, speaking to more than 100 business partners, reporters and analysts. "But I didn't realize they were going to be dead last [with Opteron]."

That's a fine way to court a major account.