AMD said near $5.5 bln deal to buy ATI

[Arvidas]

Here

AMD said near $5.5 bln deal to buy ATI

And here

AMD seen close to $5.5 billion chip deal

 

[DocFaustus]

Har, gotcha beat by 1 minute

 

[Arvidas]

yep

 

[DocFaustus]

We both got worked by the thread in the video card section though.

 

[osalcido]

how can they afford this?
their stock prices are tumbling , meaning no new investing meaning no cash flow

I wasnt worried about conroe sinking AMD by itself... but that along with this potential catastrophe have me a little concerned

 

[boof]

Here

AMD said near $5.5 bln deal to buy ATI

And here

AMD seen close to $5.5 billion chip deal

The most significant part of the stories, besides the purchase of course, is that the links aren't to the Inquirer.

But seriously, the microprocessor industry is about to get very interesting.