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How does this look like securities fraud? It isn't stock bashing or insider trading.

bigiain 9y ago
The timing on this: https://viceroyresearch.org/2018/03/13/amd-the-obituary/ https://viceroyresearch.org/2018/03/13/amd-the-obituary/ is not something _I'd_ want to be explaining to a judge... Archive.org saw the Viceroy Research site/article only 2 hours after the amdflaws.com site went public. https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://amdflaws.com https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://amdflaws.com https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://viceroyresearch.org/2018/03/13/amd-the-obituary/ https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://viceroyresearch.org/20...
- Armisael16 9y ago
  Yes, I’m aware. Are you accusing them of inserting the flaw into AMD’s microprocessor or something? What’s the crime? It isn’t remotely illegal to find flaws in a company’s products and attempt to profit of the publication by shorting (as long you don’t have any fiduciary obligation or NDA).
  - kbenson 9y ago
    As I said in the discussion the other day, noting security problems in a processor that may arise after you've flashed the bios and/or firmware with different versions is like calling out Ford for engines that fail while on the.freeway when you replace the engine control software. If tied to stock market plays, I could see a case for market manipulation. That there might be some real flaws in play may reduce this, but not to the point it means nithing, IMO.
- dcchambers 9y ago
  From the "obituary": > In light of CTS’s discoveries, the meteoric rise of AMD’s stock price now appears to be totally unjustified and entirely unsustainable. Meteoric rise? Are we watching the same stock? AMD has been flat/trending-down the last year. They're down nearly 20% from this time last year. Sure they went from $3.00 to nearly $11.50 in 2016 leading up to the Ryzen release, but the stock has absolutely leveled off since then.

The timing on this: https://viceroyresearch.org/2018/03/13/amd-the-obituary/ https://viceroyresearch.org/2018/03/13/amd-the-obituary/ is not something _I'd_ want to be explaining to a judge... Archive.org saw the Viceroy Research site/article only 2 hours after the amdflaws.com site went public. https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://amdflaws.com https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://amdflaws.com https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://viceroyresearch.org/2018/03/13/amd-the-obituary/ https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://viceroyresearch.org/20...

Armisael16 9y ago
Yes, I’m aware. Are you accusing them of inserting the flaw into AMD’s microprocessor or something? What’s the crime? It isn’t remotely illegal to find flaws in a company’s products and attempt to profit of the publication by shorting (as long you don’t have any fiduciary obligation or NDA).
- kbenson 9y ago
  As I said in the discussion the other day, noting security problems in a processor that may arise after you've flashed the bios and/or firmware with different versions is like calling out Ford for engines that fail while on the.freeway when you replace the engine control software. If tied to stock market plays, I could see a case for market manipulation. That there might be some real flaws in play may reduce this, but not to the point it means nithing, IMO.
dcchambers 9y ago
From the "obituary": > In light of CTS’s discoveries, the meteoric rise of AMD’s stock price now appears to be totally unjustified and entirely unsustainable. Meteoric rise? Are we watching the same stock? AMD has been flat/trending-down the last year. They're down nearly 20% from this time last year. Sure they went from $3.00 to nearly $11.50 in 2016 leading up to the Ryzen release, but the stock has absolutely leveled off since then.