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AMD: Servicing customers a top priority

Sounds very different than the sort of thing we used to hear Jerry say. :)

"Monica Chen, Taipei; Jessie Shen, DigiTimes.com [Friday 3 March 2006]

Henri Richard, group vice president of worldwide sales at AMD, said that the needs of the customer are much more important than attempting to produce the latest advanced technology. He was speaking at the DigiTimes International Newsmakers of 2005 seminar in Taipei yesterday.

In response to Intel’s upcoming processor launch that should come out before AMD’s, Richard stated that it is unnecessary to judge rivals and that AMD is definitely on schedule on its revised roadmap.

The ability to develop 90nm or 65nm advanced processes is important, but customers are more concerned about overheating and power consumption issues, Richard noted. AMD intends to build up its brand by placing customer service as a top priority instead of highlighting well-known supporters of its processor offerings, he indicated.

Richard came to Taipei to accept an award at the DigiTimes seminar. A complete one-on-one interview with Richard will follow."
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20060303A2006.html