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news.cnet.com - 11/14/2008

AMD: Netbooks? No thanks

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AMD made it clear that, for now, it is going to pass on Netbooks.

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AMD Has No Interest in Netbooks, None [Mini-notebooks]
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AMD says it's "ignoring" netbooks, will focus on ultraportables
Engadget — Filed under: LaptopsIt seemed earlier this week that AMD's new Conesus chips would take on Intel's dominant Atom platform in the netbook market, but it sounds like that was just wishful thinking -- according to CEO Dirk Meyer, the chipmaker is "ignoring the netbook platform" in favor machines "above that form factor." AMD says that it's seeing high return rates on netbooks, a phenomenon it's chalking up to an unsatisfactory user experience on smaller machines. Of course, that doesn't quite jive with the sales numbers being posted by Acer, ASUS, and HP -- and although return rates are indeed higher for Linux machines than for XP, ...

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AMD: Netbooks? No thanks
Asus Eee News, Mods, and Hacks — From CNET News - To set the record straight amidst talks of AMD entering the netbook market, company CEO Dirk Meyer said Thursday, "We're ignoring the Netbook phenomenon--just thinking about PC form factors above that form factor." Bahr Mahony, AMD director of notebook product marketing expounded, "We're going to offer the Congo and Yukon platforms as an alternative (to processors and chipsets for Netbooks). There are a fair number of people that are not satisfied with the experience they're getting on these mininotebook platforms." He added that the ...

AMD - Won’t Be Doing Netbooks
The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP — When I first read this article over at CNet about AMD and their decision not to get into the Netbook arena, my first response was ‘Why?’ One would think that from all of the hype about Netbooks and just about every OEM having their own Netbook models, that this would be a lucrative investment. But according to those in charge of AMD, they do not feel that this is the case. In fact this is a statement from the AMD CEO: Just to set the record straight, here’s what AMD Chief Executive Dirk Meyer said Thursday: “We’re ignoring the Netbook phenomenon–just thinking about PC form factors above that form ...