Hector Ruiz to be replaced

[Calmatory]

What has Hector Ruiz done really? AMD has fallen, is it Hector's fault? I blame Intel for that!

[mstp2009]

What has Hector Ruiz done really? AMD has fallen, is it Hector's fault? I blame Intel for that!

I don't blame Intel for it at all.

Mistake 1 - Hector has FAILED to deliver a comparable product to C2D in a timely fashion. AMD knew for a long time where Intel was headed. All they had to do was look at the IPC and clock for Dothan and then Yonah. Yet he failed to prepare his company to have a response.

Mistake 2 - ATI purchase - RIGHT COMPANY, wrong time. AMD finally had reached profitability for the first time in years (on a year over year basis). And instead of using that much needed capital to finalize plans for fabs (which in all honesty is going to be the ONLY way to compete w/ Intel on an equal basis), he steered the company to buy ATI. AMD needed the technology infusion to compete in the future, no doubt. But I believe they could have waited 1-2 years and not lost anything but large loan payments.

Mistake 3 - shafting their OLD smaller customers for the big OEMs. HP and Dell had no problems getting their hands on AM2 90 and 65nm chips soon after they were announced. But the little guys, which have kept AMD afloat all these years, couldn't buy squat because the "channel was empty." And strictly from an economics perspective that doesn't make much sense b/c the little guys don't get the same volume pricing. AMD could have gotten MORE money for the SAME chips.


And I can go on (and on and on).

Anyone else remember how Hector drove the PowerPC division at Motorola into the ground? History repeats itself.

In addition to Hector getting canned, the entire BOARD at AMD should get canned.

[Ulver]

I don't blame Intel for it at all.

Mistake 1 - Hector has FAILED to deliver a comparable product to C2D in a timely fashion.

Mistake 2 - ATI purchase - RIGHT COMPANY, wrong time.

Mistake 3 - shafting their OLD smaller customers for the big OEMs. HP and Dell had no problems getting their hands on AM2 90 and 65nm chips soon after they were announced.

[n91htmare]

What has Hector Ruiz done really? AMD has fallen, is it Hector's fault? I blame Intel for that!

What?
How can you blame your failure on another company?
You blame Intel for AMD failing to launch a competing product on time?
YOu blame Intel for Buy ATI at the WRONG TIME and being out 5 Billion which they could have used during these hard times...
You blame Intel for Constant delays?

Come on man, give me a break.
Intel is in this to make money. Sure they priced their chips competitively to a point where AMD had to sell them dirt cheap. Well too freakin bad, if AMD had a competing product ready to whoop C2D's ass, they could have controlled the pricing.

Not only that but remember $300 X2 3800+? AMD milked us Good, real good. Shouldn't have been this greedy... AMD should have known that their ASP is not gonna stay the same.

it's bad choices, plain and simple. Choices that Hector had control over. He made bad decisions which has led AMD to where it is now, There's a price to pay for it....sadly.

[JumpingJack]

What?
it's bad choices, plain and simple. Choices that Hector had control over. He made bad decisions which has led AMD to where it is now, There's a price to pay for it....sadly.

good point