AMD restructuring their business doesn't mean they are giving up the fight but one has to admit that, as a company they are facing some real issues.
In August they had 20.4% of the Chip market against Intel's 79.3% share this was actually a slight rise for AMD and small loss of market share for Intel. How much of an impact the poor showing of the Bulldozer FX processors will have on this only time will truly tell.
AMD does have problems though, as I have noticed that the higher rated Phenom ii X6 processors are actually more expensive than the new X6 Bulldozers. Also they are obviously struggling to get the Bulldozer chips out as even now, a few weeks after their release, the top X8 Bulldozers are still not readily available from any of the major UK suppliers and are still on pre-order.
The AMD Llano APU's have received critical acclaim but once again, supply is not meeting needs and this does seem to be AMD's Achilles Heel at the present time.
Hopefully, restructuring the company will help resolve some of these problems and also help them keep costs down. By doing this, hopefully they will bounce back, leaner, fitter and able to move forward in a positive way.
And don't write off Bulldozer or AMD just yet, remember the story of the tortoise and the hare. It's not always pure speed that wins the race but having the staying power to get to the end of the course.
