Shipments of Intel’s Quad-Core Chips Tops Three Million Units

jmke · 19th October 2007, 15:41

After relatively slow start quad-core processors are beginning to rapidly gain popularity among various customers. Paul Otellini, chief executive of Intel Corp. said during a conference with financial analysts on Tuesday that shipments of chips with four processing engines topped three million units last quarter.

“We launched our first quad-core processor in November of last year, and by the [end of the] second quarter [we] had shipped our first million units. With demand for our quad-core products accelerating, we shipped over 2 million units in the third quarter alone. We now offer over 20 unique quad-core processor designs,” said Mr. Otellini during the conference call with financial analysts.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/dis...017085352.html

Sidney · 19th October 2007, 15:49

Paul,
Drop the price to ~$200, you'd sell even more (no financial guru needed).

19th October 2007, 15:41	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 82,497	Shipments of Intel’s Quad-Core Chips Tops Three Million Units After relatively slow start quad-core processors are beginning to rapidly gain popularity among various customers. Paul Otellini, chief executive of Intel Corp. said during a conference with financial analysts on Tuesday that shipments of chips with four processing engines topped three million units last quarter. “We launched our first quad-core processor in November of last year, and by the [end of the] second quarter [we] had shipped our first million units. With demand for our quad-core products accelerating, we shipped over 2 million units in the third quarter alone. We now offer over 20 unique quad-core processor designs,” said Mr. Otellini during the conference call with financial analysts. http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/dis...017085352.html __________________

19th October 2007, 15:49	#2
Sidney [M] Reviewer Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 16,730	Paul, Drop the price to ~$200, you'd sell even more (no financial guru needed). __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II

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