Netbook Era » AMD http://www.netbookera.com The #1 Netbook Blog Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:50:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 AMD To Almost Join The Netbook Party http://www.netbookera.com/amd-to-almost-join-the-netbook-party/ http://www.netbookera.com/amd-to-almost-join-the-netbook-party/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:27:44 +0000 Jay Bika http://www.netbookera.com/?p=908 AMD To Almost Join The Netbook PartyNever say never. AMD has decided to enter the netbook market after all after telling us a while ago that it was not interested at all. I guess that the spectacular growth of these ultraportable notebooks coupled with the success of Intel’s Atom has forced AMD to join the party.

There’s an interesting twist to the story though… It’s said that Yukon, AMD’s new chip, is aimed at the ultraportable notebook computer market and not netbooks. (Update Jan 11th: the official name of the chip is Neo) I am betting that it’s just a semantics game and that very soon, netbooks will be sporting Yukon chips.

See: AMD launches Yukon platform for ultraportable computers

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“The Netbook, take two: When Advanced Micro Devices said it wasn’t going to focus on Netbooks (See: AMD on Netbooks: “No Thanks, We’re Not Interested!”), as Intel and its partners defined them, maybe it was on to something. Intel is re-evaluating the Netbook market as possibly not The Next Big Thing. This from the company that makes the Atom processor and accompanying silicon that go into most of the Netbooks sold today.” - Intel rethinks Netbooks: ‘Fine for an hour’ but…

The Intel exec said something interesting: “If you’ve ever used a Netbook and used a 10-inch screen size–it’s fine for an hour. It’s not something you’re going to use day in and day out.” Why aren’t companies paying attention to who’s using netbooks? Do they ever ask these netbook owners if they spend all day on them? Do they ask if they have desktops or laptops as primary computers?

Just because companies thought netbooks were going a certain place and it went another does not mean that they have to make rushed conclusions. Netbooks are not for kids it turns out but for people wanting to be extremely mobile or who don’t want to spend a fortune for a laptop. In both cases, you can bet that these types of computer users are not intending to spend all day in front of a netbook.

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Well let’s hope that this is a wise move. Fine the market may not be lucrative but if it represents the future, AMD may find itself left in the cold.

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