# Intel Buys AMD

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intel-buys-amd/196564>\
**Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [April 2, 2008, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intel-buys-amd/196564 "2008-04-02T20:03:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![noahTHEpurdy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/87869e/32.png) [@noahTHEpurdy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/noahTHEpurdy)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intel-buys-amd/196564/1 "2008-04-02T20:03:15Z")

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Holy shit!

“We are proud to say that finally, like Microsoft, we have a product worthy of complete market domination.”

[http://www.techwarelabs.com/articles/events/intel-buys-amd/](http://www.techwarelabs.com/articles/events/intel-buys-amd/)

😃

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**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 8:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intel-buys-amd/196564/2 "2008-04-02T20:25:02Z")

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:greddy2:

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**Author:** ![danhr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@danhr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/danhr)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 8:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intel-buys-amd/196564/3 "2008-04-02T20:32:36Z")

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seen that one coming

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**Author:** ![Jeff95TA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeff95ta/32/5935_2.png) [@Jeff95TA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeff95TA)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 4:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intel-buys-amd/196564/4 "2008-04-03T04:24:01Z")

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It says they filed the paperwork with the SEC. Does that mean there will be a year long investigation like the XM / Sirius merger?

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**Author:** ![yamaha](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yamaha/32/5929_2.png) [@yamaha](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yamaha)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 4:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intel-buys-amd/196564/5 "2008-04-03T04:52:43Z")

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Didn’t expect that. AMD probably went for a pretty penny too.

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**Author:** ![4doors5gears](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/4doors5gears/32/6006_2.png) [@4doors5gears](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/4doors5gears)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 6:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intel-buys-amd/196564/6 "2008-04-03T06:58:39Z")

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:weak:

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**Author:** ![tegSimple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d6d6ee/32.png) [@tegSimple](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tegSimple)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 6:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intel-buys-amd/196564/7 "2008-04-03T06:58:40Z")

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After Apple started to use Intel chips, it was all over from there. It was only a matter of time before Intel bought out AMD.

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**Author:** ![81Boo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ac8455/32.png) [@81Boo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/81Boo)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 7:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intel-buys-amd/196564/8 "2008-04-03T07:13:46Z")

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did anyone read the entire article?

it says that its an april fool’s joke at the very end.

:owned:

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**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 7:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intel-buys-amd/196564/9 "2008-04-03T07:27:48Z")

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> [@Steve's Blown Formula](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steves-blown-formula/33953/39):
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> did anyone read the entire article?
> 
> it says that its an april fool’s joke at the very end.
> 
> :owned:

I am the ceo of intel and yes, we are buying amd.

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**Author:** ![tegSimple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d6d6ee/32.png) [@tegSimple](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tegSimple)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 8:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intel-buys-amd/196564/10 "2008-04-03T08:12:43Z")

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> [@Steve's Blown Formula](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steves-blown-formula/33953/39):
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> did anyone read the entire article?
> 
> it says that its an april fool’s joke at the very end.
> 
> :owned:

no sir. did not read the article. :rant: