AMD returns to full-year profitability

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AMD returns to full-year profitability

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Good news for everyone considering the massive issues Intel has been dealing with due to their cpu vulnerabilities.

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This is fantastic news for anyone who's in the computer industry. AMD being profitable and competitive can only bring improvements as Nvidia & Intel cannot just set on their laurels, respectively.
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Everyone is closing in on Intel these days from all directions.
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Not surprising. Look at the jump from Arrandale to Sandy Bridge. It was a QUANTUM LEAP in terms of performance, and a very slight improvement on efficiency.

Then look at the jump from Sandy Bridge to Kaby Lake. MAYBE 40% better performance at the same price point in 5 GENERATIONS!! Intel just sat on their laurels, didn't bother pushing development hard, perfectly content to release single digit improvements in performance OR efficiency each generation, never really improving both, until Ryzen was released. Then Kaby Lake refresh suddenly bumps performance 20% within the SAME GENERATION!!!!
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Theyve always been that way but more so today. They watch the various companies around them in various market segments, and accelerate when the need arises.
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I look forward to using AMD products down the road as they enter the market and I can buy used products behind the curve.
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