Dell Finally Goes for AMD

[Dave]

http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/11/21/1133223&tid=142&tid=137

this great guy writes "You read it correctly. It had to happen one
day. According to Forbes 'Dell Inc has informed its Taiwan contract
makers of plans to develop devices based on Advanced Micro Devices
Inc's microprocessors, and these suppliers are awaiting orders for
global shipment, the Economic Daily News reported, citing industry
sources.'"

original forbes article:
http://www.forbes.com/technology/feeds/afx/2005/11/20/afx2347168.html

TAIPEI (AFX) - Dell Inc has informed its Taiwan contract makers of
plans to develop devices based on Advanced Micro Devices Inc's
microprocessors, and these suppliers are awaiting orders for global
shipment, the Economic Daily News reported, citing industry sources.

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd (2317.TW) develops AMD-powered
servers, Asustek Computer Inc (2357.TW) develops motherboards and
Quanta Computer Inc (2382.TW) develops notebook personal computers
powered by AMD microprocessors.

These suppliers are ready developing and arranging the logistics of
such devices for shipment to Dell, it added.

 

[nobody]

http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/11/21/1133223&tid=142&tid=137

this great guy writes "You read it correctly. It had to happen one
day. According to Forbes 'Dell Inc has informed its Taiwan contract
makers of plans to develop devices based on Advanced Micro Devices
Inc's microprocessors, and these suppliers are awaiting orders for
global shipment, the Economic Daily News reported, citing industry
sources.'"

original forbes article:
http://www.forbes.com/technology/feeds/afx/2005/11/20/afx2347168.html

TAIPEI (AFX) - Dell Inc has informed its Taiwan contract makers of
plans to develop devices based on Advanced Micro Devices Inc's
microprocessors, and these suppliers are awaiting orders for global
shipment, the Economic Daily News reported, citing industry sources.

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd (2317.TW) develops AMD-powered
servers, Asustek Computer Inc (2357.TW) develops motherboards and
Quanta Computer Inc (2382.TW) develops notebook personal computers
powered by AMD microprocessors.

These suppliers are ready developing and arranging the logistics of
such devices for shipment to Dell, it added.

Dell many times talked the talk, but never walked the walk.
I will believe it, when I see it.

NNN

 

[daytripper]

Dell many times talked the talk, but never walked the walk.
I will believe it, when I see it.

NNN

In the mean time....looking at that "supplier" lineup, it sure looks like Dell
has outsourced all forms of peecee platform design, development and
production...

 

[Yousuf Khan]

http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/11/21/1133223&tid=142&tid=137

None of this is anything more than idle speculation. Those manufacturers
all have relationships with Dell, but they also have relationships with
other OEMs too.

Yousuf Khan

 

[Tony Hill]

In the mean time....looking at that "supplier" lineup, it sure looks like Dell
has outsourced all forms of peecee platform design, development and
production...

.... and this comes as a surprise? Dell has long been a big believer
in outsourcing significant parts of their business, despite what they
occasionally say in the media.

FWIW they're hardly alone. There are VERY few companies left that
actually build PCs, most of the major OEMs have outsourced production
to a handful of Chinese and/or Taiwanese companies. Hon Hai (aka
Foxconn), Quanta and Arima are three of the biggest ones (the latter
two focusing more on notebooks).

 

[daytripper]

... and this comes as a surprise? Dell has long been a big believer
in outsourcing significant parts of their business, despite what they
occasionally say in the media.

FWIW they're hardly alone. There are VERY few companies left that
actually build PCs, most of the major OEMs have outsourced production
to a handful of Chinese and/or Taiwanese companies. Hon Hai (aka
Foxconn), Quanta and Arima are three of the biggest ones (the latter
two focusing more on notebooks).

Maybe I was maintaining some shred of denial...but I honestly thought Dell
actually had some lab coats still on staff to *design* the product.

I was under no such illusions about product delivery, however, as even niche
tech companies such as the one I work for off-shored or out-sourced production
many years ago...

 

[chrisv]

I was under no such illusions about product delivery, however, as even niche
tech companies such as the one I work for off-shored or out-sourced production
many years ago...

All or some? Most companies of appreciable size out-source some. But
many, like mine, still do the newer, higher-margin stuff here...

 

[daytripper]

All or some? Most companies of appreciable size out-source some. But
many, like mine, still do the newer, higher-margin stuff here...

All, in our case. And apparently Dell's as well...