AMD slips to 'sell' on rumors of price war

Iria · Mar 13, 2006, 06:47 PM

A Wall Street analyst downgraded Advanced Micro Devices to "sell" from "buy" Monday, citing reports from Intel supply chain representatives that the chip giant was preparing to launch a price war.

AMD, as well as Intel, also received lowered earnings and revenue forecasts, as a result of concerns over a price war, according to analyst Eric Ross in a ThinkEquity research report.

While price wars between Intel and AMD are not uncommon, this move would come as AMD is riding the wave of strong market growth with its Opteron chips and Intel, which issued a first-quarter warning earlier this month, is feeling the pain of a slight market share loss and weaker chip demand.

"We heard from the (Intel) supply chain that Intel is beginning to slash pricing to regain market share, or at least stave off share losses," according to Ross.
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hazeldene · Mar 13, 2006, 07:29 PM

This can only be good for us consumers

mmm..... wonder how much a new Opty 165 will be.....?

EcPercy · Mar 13, 2006, 07:47 PM

Price wars!

Maybe they will get into the $200 range for an Opteron 165.

mike2h · Mar 13, 2006, 08:34 PM

had not planned on upgrading for another year, but...

The_Neon_Cowboy · Mar 13, 2006, 08:59 PM

um AMD already gave thier "price cuts" and droped the pices a month of two ago
for example 4200 is now $50-60 cheaper .... meaning even if intel did a cut it would
have to be extreme to make a diffence. even then you have to wiegh in perfomamnce
that tips the scale back to AMD. I think for people to do so much this SINGLE anylist is
retarded to say the lest..... NO ONE CAN SEE THE FUTURE especailly this guy they make
educated guesses and are wrong alot more then thier right. I could see if
sevral cut it but this is just 1 mans view hurting AMD.

(Price wars are good for the consumer )

WOW!

INTEL stock price: 19.75
AMD Stock Price : 34.02

I never knew BWHAHA!

SFOSOK · Mar 13, 2006, 09:08 PM

Intel plays very dirty. Like a child that hasn't gotten its way. I can't say how I know but I have heard from many business sources that Intel has indirectly threatened them.

rgreen83 · Mar 13, 2006, 10:20 PM

"Euro resellers have been informed by AMD that Athlon X2's prices will go up on the 10th of April of a few euros."

http://www.amdboard.com/

Yeah AMD sure seems to be striking up a price war alright. This analyst is stupid, if you have superior products you dont have to match your competitors price, I dont remember intel dropping their prices to match the old athlon xp prices.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Mar 13, 2006, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Green Death Flavor

Intel plays very dirty. Like a child that hasn't gotten its way. I can't say how I know but I have heard from many business sources that Intel has indirectly threatened them.

Well intel shure has wiggle room since they have always charged a hefty fee
for the itel emblem on the box. I'd like to see them take thier cup price down
to the to where the comperable AMD CPU is

Mar 13, 2006, 06:47 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	AMD slips to 'sell' on rumors of price war A Wall Street analyst downgraded Advanced Micro Devices to "sell" from "buy" Monday, citing reports from Intel supply chain representatives that the chip giant was preparing to launch a price war. AMD, as well as Intel, also received lowered earnings and revenue forecasts, as a result of concerns over a price war, according to analyst Eric Ross in a ThinkEquity research report. While price wars between Intel and AMD are not uncommon, this move would come as AMD is riding the wave of strong market growth with its Opteron chips and Intel, which issued a first-quarter warning earlier this month, is feeling the pain of a slight market share loss and weaker chip demand. "We heard from the (Intel) supply chain that Intel is beginning to slash pricing to regain market share, or at least stave off share losses," according to Ross. ____________ Read More / Source: ZDNet

Mar 13, 2006, 07:29 PM	#2
hazeldene HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 53 Rep Power: 0	This can only be good for us consumers mmm..... wonder how much a new Opty 165 will be.....? __________________ Coolermaster ATC201B With 4 x SilenX 80mm 11dBa Fans Tagan 480w PSU ABIT AT8-32X Athlon X2 4800 2 x 1024MB Crucial Ballistix 2 x GeCube X1600XT Crossfire 2 x Maxtor +9 80Gb SATA RAID 1 x WD1200BB Thru Rocket head 1 x Maxtor +9 80GB Thru Rocket head LG GSA-4163B Supermulti Artec 52x24x52x16 Combo Hyundai Q17S Display Benq FP737S-D

Mar 13, 2006, 08:34 PM	#4
mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	had not planned on upgrading for another year, but... __________________

Mar 13, 2006, 08:59 PM	#5
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	um AMD already gave thier "price cuts" and droped the pices a month of two ago for example 4200 is now $50-60 cheaper .... meaning even if intel did a cut it would have to be extreme to make a diffence. even then you have to wiegh in perfomamnce that tips the scale back to AMD. I think for people to do so much this SINGLE anylist is retarded to say the lest..... NO ONE CAN SEE THE FUTURE especailly this guy they make educated guesses and are wrong alot more then thier right. I could see if sevral cut it but this is just 1 mans view hurting AMD. (Price wars are good for the consumer ) WOW! INTEL stock price: 19.75 AMD Stock Price : 34.02 I never knew BWHAHA! __________________ Last edited by The_Neon_Cowboy; Mar 13, 2006 at 10:48 PM.

Mar 13, 2006, 09:08 PM	#6
SFOSOK 939 Goin Strong Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 7,033 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	Intel plays very dirty. Like a child that hasn't gotten its way. I can't say how I know but I have heard from many business sources that Intel has indirectly threatened them. __________________ Warning - Explicit Content Preceeding METAL!!

Mar 13, 2006, 07:47 PM	#3
EcPercy HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Iraq Posts: 1,535 Rep Power: 0	Price wars! Maybe they will get into the $200 range for an Opteron 165.

Mar 13, 2006, 10:20 PM	#7
rgreen83 DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 357 Rep Power: 0	"Euro resellers have been informed by AMD that Athlon X2's prices will go up on the 10th of April of a few euros." http://www.amdboard.com/ Yeah AMD sure seems to be striking up a price war alright. This analyst is stupid, if you have superior products you dont have to match your competitors price, I dont remember intel dropping their prices to match the old athlon xp prices.