Quote Originally Posted by ILikeCosmosS View Post
the whole point of release dual core phenoms and athlon x4's is to take the whole lower market from intel (core 2 line up)

thats the only reason i think amd releasing so many chips
True but how long will it stay that way?

Quote Originally Posted by Daily Tech
Answering a question in regards to the future competitiveness of AMD, Mr. Otellini replied that "The Mubadala guys will want a return on their investment", referring to the purchase of shares by Mubadala Development and "The Foundry Company" spinoff with the Advanced Technology Investment Corporation, both owned by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Since the current agreement is for a cost plus contract, AMD's costs will inevitably go up.

It will either mean their prices will go up or their margins will go down. This affects their ability to compete on price, which is the only advantage they have right now. There is no way their production costs will go down.
Intel isn't the only one saying what I said right after the deal was made. Sooner or later AMD will have to sell products with higher ASP.