AMD CEO thrown out over unwillingness to pursue tablets and smartphones

Posted on Thursday, January 13 2011 @ 18:21 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
Word is out on the street that AMD's board kicked out CEO Dirk Meyer because he refused to pursue the tablet and smartphone market:
According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, AMD ousted CEO Dirk Meyer because he lacked a convincing strategy to move the company into the tablet and smartphone space.

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Mr. Meyer had in the past seemed almost defiant, according to sources, in his opposition of entering the mobile market. During a new conference at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show, he stated, "While there are a lot of units there, the revenue is smaller."
Source: DailyTech


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