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> There's no real reason they also shouldn't be fabbing PowerPCs and ARM chips in bulk. At least in order to extend the life of older fab facilities. I believe
by microarchitect 16y ago
> There's no real reason they also shouldn't be fabbing PowerPCs and ARM chips in bulk. At least in order to extend the life of older fab facilities.
I believe the reason is money. Margins on x86 products are _way_ higher than those on ARM products. AMD doesn't want to get off the x86 gravy train and invest on a product with many more competitors and much lower margins.