… Whether Apple would build an x86 MacBook Pro and an ARM MacBook or just swap the entire mobile product line at once is open to speculation. Either way, this is going to be one of the most interesting CPU launches in decades. …
… Prior to these changes, Intel had kept its product segmentation identical for six years. …
… Today, AMD is solving that problem with deep price cuts to multiple top end products -- though the move could hurt the company's margins in the process. …
… Remember, the high-end products are all Snapdragon. …
… The relationship between strong product performance and actual market penetration isn't necessarily linear, and adoption can lag sales substantially depending on whether consumers actually buy the products in question. …
… We'll see if and how that changes when Polaris launches this summer. …
… The following should give you a better understanding of AMD's current competitive positioning as compared to Intel, as well as what you can expect over the next year. Mobile Muscle, For The First Time Ever AMD has literally never had a better mobile product family than it does right now. …
… More expensive product bins are never cheaper -- that's why the R9 Nano debuted at $650 last year, even though its performance was more similar to the $500 Fury. …
… Its products represent the default option, the safe choice. …
… Amazon says that the Kindle Fire has been the number one best-selling product since it launched, and that the top 10 best-selling products are all Kindle-related. …