Google Alerts - AMD vs Intel - Confused? - I Am
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I mentioned in a previous article that Google has a Alert service that provides news related articles several times a day on anything you may be interested in. I added both AMD and Intel to my alerts, and this is where the confusion began. Bear with me a moment while I explain. I only choose to monitor AMD and Intel mainly for alerts on new products. But the alerts I have been receiving seem to be directed towards their performance, or lack of depending on which article you read, with contradictory statements.
As a example:
AMD Seeks To Overcome Pressure From Intel-This article describes that AMD has cut prices because Intel did, now AMD’s profits are suffering.
Analysts: Intel’s Shrinking Margins Signal AMD’s Rise - This article states that AMD is gaining more market share and beating Intel.
I won’t bore you with the other articles which attest to one company rising, one falling, prices up, prices down, prices everywhere. What surprised me was the fact that between all of the opinions being thrown out, how is anyone to know which are true and which are not?
This just adds to the mistrust people have of big corporations. How can anyone believe the numbers being thrown around by either company.
End of rant. 
2 Comments
colson
March 31st, 2007
at 12:31pm
This isn’t disinformation nor should it give you cause to distrust “big corporations”. While confusing, I’ll lay it out:
AMD is in a price war with Intel. This is leading to lower returns at AMD. Intel, by going toe-to-toe with AMD on pricing is also having a harder time profiting from sales. In other words, Intel’s price war as the market leader is actual costing it both in terms of revenues and market share. Price wars are stupid - but we sure do get cheap chips..
Ron Schenone
March 31st, 2007
at 12:47pm
Hello Colson,
Thanks for the info and comments. But AMD has been going toe to toe with Intel since AMD started providing chips that matched or bettered the performance of those from Intel. It should be interesting to see how this may play out, now that more of the OEM’s are using AMD chips, including Dell. Unless Intel plans on bribing all of the OEM’s into using their stuff only.
Agree - cheap chips are nice!