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> After the Bulldozer fiasco who would think AMD would be where they are today? I mean... for people who remember AMD's original breakthrough with the Athlon,
by nordsieck 4y ago
> After the Bulldozer fiasco who would think AMD would be where they are today?
I mean... for people who remember AMD's original breakthrough with the Athlon, it's not super surprising.
Although it feels a bit like a problem with Intel as well. I think, too much time wearing the crown can be bad for a company. Although some companies don't seem to suffer from that problem - Nvidia and TSMC being 2 pretty good examples.
- snovv_crash 4y agoTSMC hasn't been on top nearly as long as Intel was. NVidia indeed seems an outlier, although arguably the GPU division of AMD hasn't had the same overhaul that the CPU side had.
- mepian 4y agoYeah, the last significant stumble of Nvidia I can remember is the GeForce FX (aka GeForce 5) series being notably inferior to the ATI R300 series.
- nerpderp82 4y agoI do, Bulldozer was a great lesson on how to run a great team to make a mediocre product because you don't have the right feedback in place. When you have silicon is not the time to find out you perform poorly.
- Dalewyn 4y ago>I think, too much time wearing the crown can be bad for a company. Being #1 is bad for everyone and everything period. History has shown us time and time again that the #1 spot inevitably falls from grace, the only question being how disasterously. There is no exception. #2 and below are where you want to place if your primary interest is continued, ideally permanent, long-term prosperity.