AMD Inside
At the end of this year, AMD will close a deal that will have Apple buying AMD chips for the first time.
The question is, will Apple keep using ATI, which is being acquired by AMD, as a supplier for its critical graphics components?
Whether AMD chooses to use or lose the ATI brand will make no difference in the way ATI's products are treated post-acquisitioin. Intel will cast the stinkeye at any sizeable OEM that continues to use ATI parts. Some will bend to Intel's will and some will keep using what works best for their systems. At present, ATI has strong leadership in power-efficient, fast 3-D graphics. MacBook Pro is a desktop replacement-grade notebook, and it needs desktop graphics.
0 votes
