AMD and Apple are both coming in under the mark

Making $5 billion in revenue would normally be considered a success, but for AMD it’s sadly barely enough to keep above water. And that’s a damn shame because I like the AMD chipset, in fact my last two desktop machines are AMD machines with a 4-core and 6-core processor. I also have two laptops that are AMD powered. They are just as capable, but cost less than their Intel counterparts. In fact, I’m looking at building an AMD 8-core FX 8350 system later on this year. A friend I work with is already building the same system. As soon as the power supply and memory come in, it will be assembled. I hope AMD is going to still be around when I want to build my rig. And speaking of coming up short, Apple is now showing signs of weakness. Their stock has dropped from $700 to $400 a share. That still gives them $400 billion in market capitalization which […]