Rumor: Microsoft Interested In Purchasing AMD

A report from Kitguru suggests that Microsoft may be eyeing struggling chipmaker AMD as a potential acquisition. The news arrives via an unnamed source who claims that Microsoft approached the chip maker several months ago.

The details of the acquisition talks are unknown for now, but the report points to Microsoft’s $95.3 billion in cash and AMD’s value of $1.81 billion. Clearly Microsoft has the cash to make the acquisition happen.

Currently, AMD trails behind Intel …read more

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