[Soekris] LinuxDevices.com News: AMD BURYING GEODE?

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On 7/19/06, Christopher Hoover <ch at murgatroid.com> wrote:
> AMD BURYING GEODE?
>
> AMD will soon close its Geode embedded processor design center in Longmont,
> Colo. Although the plant closure appears to be AMD's second move away from
> the embedded market this summer, the company assures us that they remain
> "committed to the embedded market." Read this informative news item for more
> about the popular Geode's future.
>
> http://ct.enews.deviceforge.com/rd/cts?d=207-130-2-28-947-11140-0-0-0-1

I don't think it's too much to worry about right now - the Geode line
has not kept up with the likes of Via and the development money AMD
has is going into desktop processors, clearly their highest volume of
sales.

The thing to be scared of is AMD announcing the end of production, and
they won't do that until the volume drops and they won't do it without
reasonable notice.

I do hope that this announcement spurs Soekris into releasing more
powerful boards based on non-Geode parts.  It's been three years since
the 4801 shipped and it's showing its age.