Comments on: AMD Doesn't Think Mobile Internet Devices Are All That

By: AMD Chipping Away at ATI Buy

AMD Chipping Away at ATI Buy — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:03:24 +0000

[...] has already passed on making the brains for mobile Internet devices– saying instead it will focus on full performance, ultra-thin notebooks. Now it’s [...]

By: News From the Interweb » Netbooks and the Death of x86 Computing

News From the Interweb » Netbooks and the Death of x86 Computing — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:54:03 +0000

[...] Atom processor allows. Freescale’s efforts are nothing new (only AMD has so far stayed above the netbook fray), but it did get me thinking about how Intel’s endless pushing of netbooks has, ironically, [...]

By: Netbooks and the Death of x86 Computing

Netbooks and the Death of x86 Computing — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:00:26 +0000

[...] processor allows. Freescale’s efforts are nothing new (only AMD has so far stayed above the netbook fray), but it did get me thinking about how Intel’s endless pushing of netbooks has, ironically, [...]

By: Doug K.

Doug K. — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:46:27 +0000

AMD is missing the boat. To the consumer the netbook is not really a new device. It is a laptop that consumers can afford. For years consumers have wanted a laptop priced in the same range as the low-end desktop. How can AMD not have seen this?

By: More Bad News From AMD - GigaOM

More Bad News From AMD - GigaOM — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:39:48 +0000

[...] ecosystem is feeling the strains of economy. The hot items this season are lower priced netbooks. Too bad, AMD thought they were a joke. Now the joke’s on them! (Just kidding [...]

By: Shadowlayer

Shadowlayer — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 07:42:17 +0000

Sorry, but the fact that AMD can’t come to the market with something that beats centrino’s power efficiency (let’s not mention Atom) says more about this statement that any market theory they can come up with.

By: Ram Krishnan

Ram Krishnan — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 02:53:10 +0000

Netbooks and MIDs need to watch out for the “iPhone effect”. A recent comScore study reveals that iPhone may be taking the place of netbooks in low-income households.

http://mobilebroadbandblog.wordpress.com/2008/10/31/iphone-platform-for-the-masses/

By: paul morris

paul morris — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 15:10:40 +0000

This is a good strategy for AMD, assuming morehead is accurate on the 300M x86 number, which given his level, I am sure he is. In addition to the iphone and g1 android, he failed to mention the blackberry smartphone. With those three devices blowing and going, the MID will get SQUASHED between the netbook and smartphones.

By: links for 2008-11-01 | stuart henshall

links for 2008-11-01 | stuart henshall — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 08:01:54 +0000

[...] AMD Doesn’t Think Mobile Internet Devices Are All That – GigaOM I think they are right too. The package that matters is what goes in the palm of the hand. After that what and how you use portable devices as opposed to mobile devices is very different. (tags: PC laptop mobile) [...]