The short supply of Hard disk affected PC market little
AMD CEO Rory Read on Tuesday the company main rival Intel (the Po) point of view contest, said to a PC out of stock market hard drive effect is not very big.
About 40% of the hard drive in Thailand production, while the country's last for months of rain has led to its production business weather delays. Intel Monday will its quarterly performance expectations cut about 1 billion us dollars, says supply shortage caused a hit for the PC production.
LuoRuiDe, says that although the PC market pressure do exist, but he doesn't think that "existing in the current quarter of great pressure". LuoRuiDe says, in the early stages of the current quarter, the supply of hard drive in good conditions, thus to make market maintained "very good performance". He said: "in the first quarter of next year and in the second quarter, might see some 'clinical performance', but I don't think that supply chain problems."
LuoRuiDe also added that even if the PC industry overall production decline, AMD still have a great chance to grab market share. Intel has not comment.
In Thailand, most had flooded industrial zone now have become dry, but some parts of the water level still higher, the authorities have warned says, could take several months to let all affected by the factory working again, the company is still in a natural disaster, to assess the damage. Many science and Technology companies in Thailand have business operations, including hard disk data and component suppliers in western producers Hutchinson Technology, etc, these companies have suspended the Thailand part of the business operation activities.
LuoRuiDe said Tuesday, with its competitors than Intel, AMD must more will focus on business users and market, so as to gain market share and improve performance. He points out that AMD still need to focus on to ARM architecture with have authorized the company to cooperate, such as qualcomm, etc. He said: "we should not avoid rivals, but should focus on the user and market for."
LuoRuiDe have not ruled out for AMD get ARM architecture authorized possibility, say whether such action will be dependent on the market conditions and customer requirements. He said: "the most important thing is to always listen to the opinions of the user. Users how to say, the whole industry, is what to need to listen to opinions."