Nexgen was too long ago for me to remember, was it really that bad then? I can't imagine it getting much worse (financially) for AMD than it already is. Loads of debt, shrinking revenue, ASPs, GPMs and marketshare, being 2 quarters from running out of cash... etc etc
Shit dude, how much worse can it get?
Though I must say I do like your unwavering enthusiasm about AMDs future.
It was bad... They had just built Fab25 and they had two other Fabs that were outdated and couldnt be used. The last good product they had was the 386, and the K5 was a total dud. We complain about the AM2, but at least it is still selling decent volumes... The K5 was simply NOT selling...... It was real bad...
If it wasnt for buying Nexgen, and releasing their 6x86 and renaming it K6, they would have been gonners...
About running out of cash, you shopuld really consider reading the earning report, and listening to the conference call... They talk about that in depth... Basically they arent going to run out of money, and they still have at least another billion dollars by selling 200mm fab equipment... What your claiming is just plain FUD.