AMD: We're not abandoning socketed CPUs

[Warboy]

Here's the statement we received this afternoon from AMD's Chris Hook:

AMD has a long history of supporting the DIY and enthusiast desktop market with socketed CPUs & APUs that are compatible with a wide range of motherboard products from our partners. That will continue through 2013 and 2014 with the "Kaveri" APU and FX CPU lines. We have no plans at this time to move to BGA only packaging and look forward to continuing to support this critical segment of the market.

As the company that introduced new types of BGA packages in ultrathin platforms several years ago, and today offers BGA-packaged processors for everything from ultrathin notebooks to all-in-one desktops, to embedded applications and tablets, we certainly understand Intel's enthusiasm for the approach. But for the desktop market, and the enthusiasts with whom AMD has built its brand, we understand what matters to them and how we can continue to bring better value and a better experience.

That's reassuring, to some degree, to know at least one of the two major CPU vendors isn't abandoning us.

Source - TechReport

[MaddMuppet]

Good to hear. Now Intel had better do the same.

[BeepBeep2]

This was already known in the roadmaps, plus they only guarantee through 2014.

It's kinda like "We'll make sure to stay with it longer than intel does, at least"...

[Waterlogged]

Supposedly, neither is Intel.

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