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Old guard chipmakers emphasise the old at Pepcom

19 October 2013 by Steve Blum
amd, Android, ARM, consumer electronics, dell, geek stuff, Intel, mobile, pepcom, windows

Plenty of leg, but no ARM at Pepcom.

If you were wondering why Intel and AMD released downbeat quarterly reports this week, you only had to look at their products. The difference, though, is that AMD has control of its own destiny, while Intel will have to rely on the kindness of strangers to survive.

The two chipmakers showcased the hottest products rocking their silicon at Pepcom’s Holiday Spectacular in San Francisco on Wednesday. That’s not the same, though, as saying they were showing the hottest products on the market.… More

Ballmer won't let the door hit him on the way out

9 January 2012 by Steve Blum
amd, Apple, ARM, CES2019, consumer electronics, Intel, microsoft, nvidia, qualcomm, texas instruments, windows

Microsoft is pulling out of CES after this year, presumably because the show doesn’t support its corporate and brand marketing goals. CEO Steve Ballmer’s farewell keynote was an hour-plus company sales pitch delivered at the top of his lungs, with a parade of product demonstrations by his executive team.

It was if he was saying “here’s why we don’t need you guys”. At least he didn’t mention the horse we rode in on.

Top of the list of reasons why Ballmer is happy following Apple out of CES is Windows 8.

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