Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[fastpathguru]

AMD64 is NOT what Andy would call an "inflection point".

An inflection point is defined an event whose seeming inconsequence does not normally portend the vast causal sea change which it implies. To be dealt with, it must be closely examined to contemplate the ramifications.*
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Is "Andy" from space? Normal humans use the term in a more general sense...


http://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/inflection

"6. (Opt.) Same as Diffraction.
Point of inflection
(Geom.) the point on opposite sides of which a curve bends in contrary ways."

http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entries/19/i0131950.html

"NOUN: A moment of dramatic change, especially in the development of a company, industry, or market."

http://www.investorwords.com/2458/inflection_point.html

"A point on a chart that marks the beginning of a significant move, either up or down. "

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