Replies to post #6864 on AMD strictly moderated (AMD)

[Trinityz1]

The last time AMD had a snafu where the processor
they developed was still behind intel, they came back
with a roar. I believe they will again.

Imo, we haven't see the bottom yet. I believe politics have
a pretty big influence on tech advances and the up coming
election in Nov will have a profound effect.

Between now and then, I'll be watching AMD like a hawk.

I'm no tech by any means, though I have built a few systems
and the AMD systems lasted the best. My K-6 III 450 systems
with Tyan boards finally were retired last year and upgraded.

My clients loved how dependable they were and didn't want to give them up.
Of course they loved how fast the new upgraded systems were though once they used them.

during the last quick one day crash, we saw a pretty steep drop
in a lot of companies including AMD.
When the next phase of the mortgage crisis hits around March
that's when I'm looking at a serious re-entry into AMD.
and I'll watch for accummulation points until the election...

If the Dems change the capital gains taxes, I'd like to be positioned to get some serious profit and get out before I lose too much of it to taxes.

[surf1944]

I have always bought last year's "hot" CPU after they drop the price by 50-70% as the roll-out of newer products force price drops. I am also staying with the XP OS for now, Vista will be buggy for another year or two and why go with it at all, seems to add very little. On the stock side of AMD, I would tend to agree that it has another up cycle coming. The market/industry does not want to have INTC as the only CPU supplier.