AMD wants 30 percent of commercial market by 2009
Judging by their processor’s performance and popularity over the past 12 months, I think AMD is being conservative in their goal.
While AMD processors have become the favorite for gamers and DIY system builders, its going to take a major shift from companies like Dell and Gateway, to name a few before it can actually happen. Maybe with pressure from consumers, these companies will finally see the light.
Fueled by its arrival as a corporate server chip vendor, AMD (Profile, Products, Articles) hopes to translate that initial success into broader adoption of the company’s desktop and laptop processors, an AMD executive said Tuesday.
Traditionally known as either a second-tier processor company or a gamer-oriented niche player, AMD now calls on chief information officers and IT managers at large enterprise companies on Wall Street and Silicon Valley. The Sunnyvale, Calif., company’s Opteron processor opened the boardroom door for AMD, and now that it has an audience the company wants to encourage customers to look at its chips for desktops and notebooks, said Ben Williams, vice president of AMD’s new Commercial Business unit.
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