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@ 2007/01/31Although the enthusiasts out there are switching to Intel, the deal AMD made with DELL and other large OEMs is paying off:
"Intel Corp. controlled 74.4% of the x86 chip market in Q4 2006, AMD owned 25.3% of the market and the remaining 0.3% were shared between companies like Transmeta Corp. and Via Technologies, the preliminary figures from a study by Mercury Research reveal. For Sunnyvale, California-based chipmaker this is a 2% sequential gain and 3.9% annual increase in market share.
"Intel Corp. controlled 74.4% of the x86 chip market in Q4 2006, AMD owned 25.3% of the market and the remaining 0.3% were shared between companies like Transmeta Corp. and Via Technologies, the preliminary figures from a study by Mercury Research reveal. For Sunnyvale, California-based chipmaker this is a 2% sequential gain and 3.9% annual increase in market share.
