Here's a few reasons AMD is not selling more CPU.

No one seem to talk about these reasons at all.
Intel don't have to do anything different AMD's is
cutting there own throats.

And here I thought it was because of those millions upon millions of dollars spent on advertisement by Intel...

DT marketshare is currently up for AMD.
I like their pricing on the AMD valued cpu systems. 50% mark-up wont play with AMDs mindset, nor AMD customers, and in the economy, alot of people either, thus AMDs rise in their Market Share in DT as of late

AMD isn't selling more because I've already got too many computers as it is, all AMD except my laptop.

I think they might also be just investing in those 12 core cpu's they're bringing out next year.

since that's 96 cores in a complete 8 socket board.

can't wait until they come out for the mainstream since they will be pretty much equal to an i7 8 core in 12 threaded apps and then the year after they'll have 16 core cpu's ready.

Please lock this pointless thread.

They are selling more Phenom 2's than Intel is selling i7's.

Their throats were cut by Intel with its illegal business practices when they paid OEM's to not sell AMD products.

This from a guy who keeps a bottle of hand lotion next to his keyboard... Seriously, either take a new picture or photoshop it out, LOL.

You're one person in the dark that likes to be second best. Everyone else knows that for quality and the best you go straight to Intel.

Edit - I love how you have "Quad Fire Mobo" in your sig but only run 1 video card.

soldier37, do you have to post a pic of your rig in every thread you reply to?

@PsychoSaysDie: Quality? I don't think so. When it comes to CPUs quality is not really an issue no matter who you turn to. How many times have you seen a CPU die compared to other hardware?

You realize that the whole surround sound thing only works if you have the rear speakers... in the rear.

Been pointed out more than once. I used to run 7.1 setup but haven't got the room anymore.

Back on topic now i suppose.

If any one had bothered to read the articles on the EU antitrust fine they'd have seen it dated from a period years ago when Athlon 64 was king and was close to 50% of the market and gaining since intels own P4 was an oven that could do some calculations .

AMD's recent financial problems probably stem from the failure of the first Phenom quads and the TLB error that rendered them middle of the road instead of cutting edge .
AMD has new finance and a new structure . They are in a good position and I'd be surprised if they arent out selling intel in many market segments .

Actually that's a nice point ... AMD has NOT approached its usr_base directly with upgrade offers ! Think about it -- they worked hard to catch INTEL ... and now work hard AGAIN to catch up. But, not-once have I got a "DEAR AMD LUSR" letter from ... AMD !

What kind of non-marketing is that !! ? They are treating a $1-K buy like Chapstick. Everybody else I buy specialty from ... Omaha Steaks / Vermont Pottery / Portland Paper ... etc sends me follow-up emails, special offers and promotions. NOT duufus AMD !!

Booths costs money. Its great for the few that attend those events, to be able to showcase your product, but theres better options for spending your money.
Unfortunately, its sorta like a rock n a hard place. You need/should do events etc, but your ad budget only allows for so much.

All i know is i bought a couple thousand dollar's worth of AMD stock when it was a hair under 2$ a share while everyone was touting how i was throwing my money away and now look at there price $4+ dollars a share...yeah baby!

No. AMD had 2 FABs. Now they have the GF. Intel has way way more than 4. They have 2 (for sure) or 3 (maybe) in Chandler, AZ alone. World wide Intel has like probably 15 FABs.

Plus their process i normally abkle to mature faster than AMDs and produces better yeilds faster. Chalk that up to experience.

Thats great.... yet again with that pic.....

Funniest thing is I have seen a setup just like that one, exactally that was a Intel setup..... Speakers and everything...... was a while ago.....

While I don't agree (well I don't even know what the OP is talking about) with the OPs way i do know there is always more to the whole "Intel made us unable to get sales" line that AMD puts out there. Considering that AMD didn't have enough to supply a lot of OEMs and the channel it almost makes the rebate theory seem useless. I mean there have been plenty of articles during that time from plenty of OEM system builders who wanted to get AMD chips to make sales but were denied by AMD because either AMD had none left to give or AMD would prefer to get them to the higher end OEM system builders.

TBH, I think too much is left out of the whole thing.....

I think we need to see more photos of soldier's rig ... just for old times sake.

Perhaps a different angle.

fazers has suggested you hide the hand lotion bottle tho matey ...

http://www.fudzilla.com/content/view/13848/1/

i i yikes Phenom

I'm afraid to ask why you have that bottle of lotion next to your PC case...

The reason why they are selling more is because novice users don't know what AMD is so they go with what they know and they get Intel even if AMD offers a better product.
I had a pic of AMD's logo on my IM and people kept asking me what AMD was, the thing is they barely understand what Intel is except that it is written on almost all the computers that they see.

AMD needs to learn how to market and stop being more of a word of mouth about it's performance PERIOD. face it amd sucks are marketing their fanboys do most of the work. Hell when i see commercials about computers it's always an "intel inside" face it intel does the job of actually being a company.

Until AMD spends *** to push their product i can't say i give a jack when they don't sell.

Times i see Intel walking into a store like frys or best buy probably around 10-20 times, times i see amd maybe 1-5 if i got look at laptop section and they even carry a laptop with amd that has the sticker cuz the sticker is all imma get from them.

Well this is true.

But AMDs laptop lineup is quite small right now. They still don't have a K10 based laptop chip I am aware of and don't even have a quad for a laptop yet.

Maybe this year will fare better? I mean all the bad news about Intel and the fine is driving their stock pricee up.... sad they rely on bad news for Intel mroe than their own good news....