One area of interest to me has been the processor wars with AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) and Intel. AMD has for the most part always lagged behind Intel. AMD made a comeback in 1999 when they introduced the first 1 gigahertz processor but Intel followed right behind them and then jumped back in the lead by introducing a faster processor than AMD. AMD has faced additional hurdles from Intel…such as giving rebates to vendors that choose Intel processors. AMD is fighting back with a lawsuit against Intel.
The lawsuit was filed in 2005 which accused AMD of unfair marketing practices and basically giving AMD an unfair advantage. Intel enticed manufacturers to use their processors by giving them big rebates and advertising support in return for using their processors. Another condition of the rebate from Intel is for vendors to promise to do little if any business with AMD. Clearly Intel has more financial power than AMD but I feel that should not be used to bully vendors into choosing Intel. Well after four long years the courts finally made their decision and agreed with AMD. Intel must pay $1.25 billion to AMD for their unfair marketing practices.
AMD makes a great processor. Their processors offer great performance at an economical price. I have used AMD processors for many years and they offer speedy performance at a fraction of the cost of Intel.
The processor really is the reason that electronics can do all they can now. If anyone here remembers those old TV shows were the TV repair man came and had to replace all the tubes inside the TV. Tubes were even used in the first computers that were as big as a room and could only do a 1/4 of what computers can do now. That little chip made all this possiable.
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