It’s been years since AMD has been a leader in any market. First, it challenged Intel in the battle for semiconductor supremacy - and lost, badly, watching helplessly as Intel’s superior technology reached 75% dominance of the microprocessor market by 2007. As Intel surged, AMD swooned, and made a fateful decision to diversify its business. The purchase of ATI Technologies in 2006 burdened the books to the tune of $5.6B - and investors punished the stock, which has dropped nearly 90% in the two years since.
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