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Yup - I know Rollins was ousted as much over declining 'perception' of Dell as for declining sales. I also know that as stated, AMD was not able to meet Dell's demand once Dell came on board... but revisionist history is always in fashion with corporate survivors.

Dell pretty much shifted back to Intel as their lead horse after core came out. Their product line also improved a lot in the post-Rollins era - they still have the most compelling portable offerings IMO, especially for commercial machines that do double duty as a home machine.

Dell has certainly backed off on AMD based products. I suspect this just reflects their notion of customer demand - Dell has never been a 'market maker' but they excel at keeping track of the pulse of the customer. Right now, AMD is out-gunned in most of the 'premium' space. You can find AMD offerings, but they don't jump off the page when you visit Dell's website.