07-25-2006, 10:39 PM
According to 'Tom's Guide Daily', AMD is cutting prices on Desktop CPUs an average of 47%. http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/07/23/amd_sl...or_prices/
[quote TGDaily - ] While AMD has told journalists over the past year that it does not believe that it will have to react in any way to the launch of Intel's Core 2 Duo processor, the company today informed vendors about a rather dramatic price reduction in anticipation of Intel's new processor later this week. Confirming rumors that spread through the Internet in the past week, AMD cut the tray prices of most of its desktop processors, which the company believes will ensure that Athlon and Sempron processors will remain the best value on the market when Core 2 Duo debuts.
Now to see what Intel does and how fast AMD based PC prices will be cut (cheaper Linux boxes)! With an unknown release date for VISTA, PC makers are eager to reduce inventories sooner rather than later (or much later).
[quote TGDaily - ] While AMD has told journalists over the past year that it does not believe that it will have to react in any way to the launch of Intel's Core 2 Duo processor, the company today informed vendors about a rather dramatic price reduction in anticipation of Intel's new processor later this week. Confirming rumors that spread through the Internet in the past week, AMD cut the tray prices of most of its desktop processors, which the company believes will ensure that Athlon and Sempron processors will remain the best value on the market when Core 2 Duo debuts.
Now to see what Intel does and how fast AMD based PC prices will be cut (cheaper Linux boxes)! With an unknown release date for VISTA, PC makers are eager to reduce inventories sooner rather than later (or much later).