Print 48 comment(s) - last by blwest.. on Sep 16 at 3:06 AM

AMD's Rick Hegberg  (Source: AMD)
AMD loses another executive





Comments     Threshold


By mars777 on 9/5/2007 8:02:53 PM , Rating: 2
ATI personell doesn't have to compete with Intel, more likely with nVidia. It's ATI Execs that are leaving...

By konekobot on 9/7/2007 3:46:51 PM , Rating: 2
I'm not really saying that ATI has to compete with Intel. I'm saying that the ATI and AMD cheifs have COMMON interest in the form of stock options. Regardless of who is competing with who, the top brass have to be aware of what is coming down the pipeline (graphics or CPU related).

There would be no reason for ANYONE to jump ship if what the near future holds is promising. By leaving now, it only hints that they are planning to sell their investment in the company. It says that they believe they can find some other place to grow their money, because AMD/ATI is probably not that place. It says they know what's about to come and it can't compete... AMD / ATI (and they are the same now) can't compete for market share in the near future of 2 years (that's my guess).

Everyone draws a line between ATI guys and AMD guys, but when the stock is the same it doesn't matter. When you're at the top and you have millions invested, it doesn't matter. You don't say "Bleh... those aren't 'our' people so it doesn't affect me". It's not about technology, or company politics, or business ethics... it's all about money. The big guys' actions are showing that you shouldn't place your bets (invest) in AMD.


Related Articles
AMD Prices "Barcelona"
September 4, 2007, 5:06 PM
ATI's Dave Orton Resigns
July 10, 2007, 2:31 PM
