AMD to buy ATI?

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » July 7th, 2006, 12:33

I suspect this is will amount to nothing for a while at least, but we'll see.

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/07/07 ... eal_claim/

Woo Elephant Yeah · Post by **Woo Elephant Yeah** » July 7th, 2006, 15:26

It makes sense from a business point of view.

Most "hardware enthusiasts"* seem to go for ATI & AMD so they would have a monopolised a large portion of that market.

Next they will be making Motherboards, and hey presto, AMD everything!

*Another WEY sweeping statement

Post by **Joose** » July 7th, 2006, 15:31

Woo Elephant Yeah wrote:It makes sense from a business point of view.

Most "hardware enthusiasts"* seem to go for ATI & AMD so they would have a monopolised a large portion of that market.

Next they will be making Motherboards, and hey presto, AMD everything!

*Another WEY sweeping statement

hmm, that doesnt sound like a bad thing at all, really.

Post by **TezzRexx** » July 7th, 2006, 17:58

Joose wrote:hmm, that doesnt sound like a bad thing at all, really.

I hear that! AMD are awesome and so are ATi somewhat, so it can only improve both products.

Woo Elephant Yeah · Post by **Woo Elephant Yeah** » July 7th, 2006, 19:53

Yeah, I think it can only be a good thing, as I believe AMD have oodles of cash to help further develop the ATI cards.

Here's to PC Hardware Monopoly

Post by **FatherJack** » July 7th, 2006, 21:24

I though one of the reason people liked AMD when they first started was that they were an alternative to the monlithic mega-corps of Apple/Motorola and MS/Intel.

That probably doesn't hold true any more, but I thought most people went for the best of breed CPU and GPU in their price range - this move could potentially restrict people who favour an AMD-nVidia or Intel-ATi combination.

If they bought up a board manufacturer, too, like say ABit (to keep with the nomenclature) they could offer a total package which would be very attractive to a lot of consumers.

cashy · Post by **cashy** » July 8th, 2006, 0:34

"a report on a Chinese-language website citing a single source said to be close to the negotiations.

We're taking this with a big pinch of salt. The unnamed source, cited by Sohu.com, would provide no details of the deal."

seeing as how this is dated back to may, im not holding my breath. although it probably would be a good thing

Post by **deject** » July 8th, 2006, 6:48

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:I suspect this is will amount to nothing for a while at least, but we'll see.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » July 22nd, 2006, 5:20

Well, that's looking more likely.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » July 24th, 2006, 9:40

Houston, we have a confirmation

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=33223

Hehulk · Post by **Hehulk** » July 24th, 2006, 10:58

Wow, Sweet

Post by **FatherJack** » July 24th, 2006, 12:44

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:Houston, we have a confirmation
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=33223

I wasn't that surprised that they did it, only that AMD would need to borrow money to do it. They must have been pretty desperate.

lol at the intel advert being on that page.

Chickenz · Post by **Chickenz** » July 24th, 2006, 13:06

to be honest i prefer amd and nvidia, im not a big fan of ati. However that will change to nvidia and intel if there new core processors rock ok.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » July 24th, 2006, 13:07

M4niachicken wrote:However that will change to nvidia and intel if there new core processors rock ok.

it will. they do.

Post by **deject** » July 24th, 2006, 17:19

lol at "cost synergies"

pixie pie · Post by **pixie pie** » July 31st, 2006, 22:54

I read a couple of articles about how the merger makes complete sense long term. Due to the nature of processors moving towards their mega-multi-cores.. they will eventually bring in the gpu into the cpu setup, meaning that gpu and cpu developers become ever closer linked (Of course intel are big enough that they can do this stuff internally, but AMD needs the expertise to come from outside).
And of course in the short-term this means that production costs can be shared between the companies for the use of FABs etc.
I think this could make things very interesting come 5 years time.

Post by **TezzRexx** » July 31st, 2006, 23:54

pixie pie wrote:(Of course intel are big enough that they can do this stuff internally, but AMD needs the expertise to come from outside).

Yup but give me a graphics card over Intel onboard shit anyday.

5punk

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