Gateway heeft een nieuwe all-in-one doos aangekondigd en tegelijkertijd bekend gemaakt dat het geen AMD processors meer zal gebruiken, zo bericht News.com. Eerder werd al bekend dat Gateway geen Athlon systemen uit zou brengen, volgens geruchten omdat het een lekkere dikke deal met Intel had gesloten:
With the new PC, Gateway stops its use of AMD processors. The two kicked off a relationship this past February when Gateway started to incorporate K6-2 processors in certain consumer computers. Although the volumes weren't huge, Gateway's deal was seen as a psychological blow to AMD's rival Intel. The deal also meant that Dell Computer was the only top ten computer company not to use AMD processors.The relationship, however, became tenuous in the summer when Gateway stated that it would only incorporate Pentium III processors in its high-end PCs, implying that the company would not adopt AMD's Athlon chip.
Gateway had been expected to come out with an Athlon system, sources said. Some have speculated that negotiations between Intel and Gateway contributed to a demise of that effort.
