Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 16th Jan 2009 10:23 UTC
The PC industry is going through a very, very dark period right now, with the netbook being the only bright spot on many manufacturers' balance sheets. Since the saving grace of the industry is powered by Intel's Atom chip, it shouldn't come as a surprise that it's also the only positive element in Intel's abysmal quarterly results.
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RE[3]: Correct me
by Earl Colby pottinger on Fri 16th Jan 2009 19:19
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Losing 300 million of business may not be important to Intel's bottom line, but if Intel did not have the Atom to meet the need then some other smaller competitor may had been able to get that same money and a big boost to their bottom line.
I can't see ARM, VIA or AMD not seeing a extra 300 million in sales as a good thing. 
Edited 2009-01-16 19:20 UTC
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Pah, Atom still amounts to less than 5% of Intel's revenue. Just because it grew to 300 million in 2008 doesn't make it significant in the greater picture.
Sure, less than 5% sounds small when taken out of context - but consider that it's an increase from about 0% this time last year. And considering it's the only area of Intel's business that has shown growth recently, I would say yes, it is significant.
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Pah, Atom still amounts to less than 5% of Intel's revenue. Just because it grew to 300 million in 2008 doesn't make it significant in the greater picture.