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points by trynumber9 3 days ago | 0 comments

Not really getting that impression from AMD. On the call Su talked up EPYC "Venice" (a series of x86 chips) as a major component of their Q4 and 2027 guidance.

[–] p1necone 3 days ago

That's what I'm saying - I think both AMD and Intel risk becoming obsolete dinosaurs if they keep focusing on x86, which is what they seem to be doing.

[–] trynumber9 2 days ago

But it's selling well for them? I'm not sure I get the problem.

[–] p1necone 2 days ago

Every once ubiquitous dead technology was selling well shortly before it wasn't, so not sure what your point is here.

[–] pjmlp 3 days ago

Windows on ARM is hardly going anywhere, and outside HN bubble, Windows x86 has a worldwide market share of 70%.

Also beware of what you wish for, that is basically the end of PCs when it comes to be, the dream of OEMs, going back to fully vertical integration as all computers used to be in the last century, with exception of PC clones, thanks to IBM failing to control the ecosystem.

[–] mepian 3 days ago

Before IBM PC there was the open ecosystem of the S-100 bus.

[–] pjmlp 2 days ago

There was, how well did it take off versus the Apple, Acorn, Atari, Amigas, C64, MSX, ZX Spectrum of the day?

It didn't, other than in some niches.