As of May 1st AMD was 40. AMD has setup contests so that users can win various products from the company. There are to be multiple contests that will have a total of 80 prizes over the next year. Many users will be able to win graphics cards or processors through the contests.

The first contest for example, will allow users to compete to win an ATI Radeon HD 4650 graphics card by simply creating a creative video that wishes the company a happy birthday. Some of the other contests later in the year include competitors winning notebooks!

AMD’s 40th birthday comes at a very crucial time. AMD is not only struggling from the economy like so many other businesses, but the company is trying to regain lost ground against Intel. Currently Intel has 78.6 percent of the market in processor chips. While AMD now owns 20.9 percent which is higher than the 20.6 percent that it held at this time last year, the real question is will AMD be able to make a comeback and regain even more of the market share?

The x86 chip has done wonders in helping AMD regain its ground against Intel. However, AMD is still suffering and has 21 percent in revenue compared to the same time as last year. So while the company has gained a higher percent in the market share they’ve lost 1/5th of their revenue.

It’s amazing that AMD only accounts for roughly 21 percent of the market for processors. In my opinion more people should buy AMD as they are usually a lot cheaper than Intel products. This is especially true if you’re looking to build your own computer as you can often find a quad core processor by AMD for the price of a dual core Intel Processor.

Source: Eweek

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