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• Analysis: Retail prices of AMD processors continue decline*
  Saturday 3 February 2007 – 06:50
  AMD's processor prices remain under severe pressure: Caught between Intel's outgoing Pentium D series on the low end and the Core 2 Duo series on the high end, the X2 Athlons remain vulnerable to market shifts and Intel's supply strategy. Anyone intending to build a Vista PC on a budget should begin having a closer look at AMD.
• Launch of 65 nm CPUs rings in new round of AMD retail price drops*
  Friday 8 December 2006 – 11:35
  Last week, news of the unveiling of AMD's Quad FX platform coincided with prices for virtually all of the company's existing processors decreasing. This week, the company introduced its first 65 nm X2 processors, which caused average retail prices to slip across the board.
• Analysis: AMD mainstream CPU prices hit record lows in U.S. retail*
  Monday 5 March 2007 – 04:57
  Following a later than expected launch of the Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and 6000+ processors, prices of AMD's mainstream CPUs have dropped to levels lower than we've seen over the past 21 weeks. AMD is in a critical phase where it needs to stabilize its processor prices and maintain competitiveness with Intel at the same time.
• Second Hand Smoke - Retail Millstone*
  Friday 18 June 1999 – 06:00
  Retail channels are a dangerous play for manufacturers so, will 3dfx's successful launch of Voodoo 3 in April pay off? It came with a big price tag, and none of the company's competitors have risen to the challenge so far, seemingly without any fear of the repercussions.