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I don't see how it's a monopoly: AMD's x64 chips are competent, and given that Windows now fully supports ARM it means that for an OEM working on a greenfield p
by DaiPlusPlus 9y ago
I don't see how it's a monopoly: AMD's x64 chips are competent, and given that Windows now fully supports ARM it means that for an OEM working on a greenfield project they're free to explore non-Intel options entirely.
Intel has a monopoly in microprocessors today the same way that Microsoft Windows is an OS monopoly today: it sort-of is, but it isn't holding anyone back either.
- Retric 9y agoMonopoly does not mean 100% market share. It means they control the market and 95% is generally plenty to hit that point because of economy of scale generally prevents anyone else from staying competitive.
- DaiPlusPlus 9y agoBut presently Intel and Microsoft are not being anti-competitive, despite their near-monopoly market share - on the contrary, competition is thriving.
- Retric 9y agoThe huge Intel price drop due to AMD Ryzen clearly suggests they where was not competitive. (35% on the Core i7-6700K) https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/intel-cpu-prices-drop-ryzen-launch/ https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/intel-cpu-prices-dro... Further, Intel's market share directly links to their R&D advantage and process advantage. AMD can keep them honest every few years, but they can't keep up without a lot more market share and Intel has an insane war chest which they use to maintain that market share.