Posted 08/04/2007 at 11:13:20am

I've been a long time Intel fan, even when times were rough. When Intel finally came around and took back the title, I was ecstatic and filled with so much joy. Then in the past several months, a number of interesting events now have me looking at AMD as my preferred choice. First, AMD and Ati merged together. Just as I was a hard core Intel fan, I was a hard core Ati fan. (I've always believed that picture and image quality held more importance than frame rates and clock speeds.) AMD also has in it's plans some pretty good ideas. Like implementing an all-in-one CPU/Chipset/GPU, targeting lower end markets. Another is pursuing means in which to achieve greater power efficiency on their server based and portable chips targeting corporate customers. And the latest event that got my attention was the European Commission's charge against Intel for violations of the EU competition laws. In short, they claim Intel has been bribing some International customers. If they have been, this kind of attention may change things up a bit, allowing AMD a chance to grab on to more of that side of the market. SO in spite of all that is going on now, I believe AMD will still be on the rise in other parts of the industry and who knows, maybe return back to the top as leader of the gaming world as well. I still like to believe something amazing could come out of this AMD/Ati partnership. So is AMD poised to fall? I like to think that they are not.