Google likes Advanced Micro Devices!
I have always been a fan of AMD processors. Maybe it’s because I am a gamer (not because they are cheaper) and for awhile, gaming was the only task that my pc performed, or it could be that I have always had good luck with them. To each his own, I guess.
Like any product, AMD processors have had their share of bad press, and I am pleased to see that Google is giving AMD some great press.I ran across a post on the SE Roundtable blog that said Google has decided to use 200,000 AMD Opteron processors in their server farm. Wow, guess the Intel Xeons just aren’t up to par (they are very expensive too).
There are probably a number of reasons for the switch (like separating from MS as much as possible, better heat dispersion, etc), but this move by Google just may give AMD the boost that they need.
I am a fan of the underdog.