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[Face]

July 22 price cut confirmation and yet another price cut coming in September 2?

Moreover, Intel also has plans to drop the price of some of its Core 2 Duos by 24-32% on September 2.

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[Blasar]

Just keeps getting better and better.... i love price cuts...

[T2k]

July 22 price cut confirmation and yet another price cut coming in September 2?



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Somebody tell me, please, how would it make sense to cut prices TWICE in SIX WEEKS?
IIRC last price cut was in late April or early May, so the upcoming July 22 markdown makes sense - but another one only 5-6 weeks later?

PS: of course, if it's only about drying up any revenue AMD still enjoys then it makes sense - but it would still hurt their own (Intel) revenues too.

[Donnie27]

Somebody tell me, please, how would it make sense to cut prices TWICE in SIX WEEKS?
IIRC last price cut was in late April or early May, so the upcoming July 22 markdown makes sense - but another one only 5-6 weeks later?

If you have a lot of faster products coming and the market is in a slowdown rut, you cut prices=P Once sales pick up, or if they pick up, prices first hold steady, then they rise. Look at RAM that's more volatile but gives an accelerated example. Notebooks and Smaller Servers are the only thing selling real well right now according to most market watchers.

[T2k]

If you have a lot of faster products coming and the market is in a slowdown rut, you cut prices=P Once sales pick up, or if they pick up, prices first hold steady, then they rise. Look at RAM that's more volatile but gives an accelerated example. Notebooks and Smaller Servers are the only thing selling real well right now according to most market watchers.

So you would even kill the sales of your just-marked-down products? Hmmm...

[Donnie27]

So you would even kill the sales of your just-marked-down products? Hmmm...

Not me, but I'm not them. Intel is at the point of making less money, 1.6 to 1.8 Billion a Quarter compared to 2.2 to 2.4 Billion. They are not like AMD, who is not only in the Red, but the red ink is growing. Either way, Intel is still turning a profit. It's like saying, the good news; I punched some jerk up-side the head and knocked him out(more sales while taking more market share). The bad news; But I also hurt my hand on his hard assed head (lower ASP). Now, isn't that better than having him knock you out?