Replies to post #56049 on Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[KeithDust2000]

dacaw, AMD *is* trying to grab marketshare, and they have to with
increasing production volumes going forward, and the relative strength/weakness of P4, and fact is when they sold A64 for more, they struggled with demand problems (despite the supply being very limited to begin with, see Q4). I think their current strategy is relatively sound considering their limitations, and I don´t say that very often about their strategies.

[CombJelly]

"AMD's marketing is as technically challenged as their R&D is advanced."

Back in the days when DEC existed, the rumor was that their marketing philosophy was "Marketing? What is marketing? We don't DO that here"...

Which it at least part of the reason they aren't a company any more.

[aleph0]

dacaw, thankyou for explaining my point of view - you did a much better job IMO.

[rlweitz]

Controlling Retail CPU Pricing

Put UP the prices and give discount coupons but make sure that P4s are cheaper in list price than Athlon64s else you have an uphill battle to convince buyers, corporate as well as private, that your product is worth anything.

The problem with 1st/2nd tier OEM discounts is that these processors have a way of trickling out to the gray market at near OEM cost thus undermining retail pricing.