Michael Dell Gives Props to AMD and Barcelona

Dell said, in words and substance, it was the only decision:

< It is simply unacceptable for a company of Dell's size to only have one of those choices. So we have quite a complete spectrum of both "A" and "I" flavors and we'll continue to do that. We're definitely running the business around customer preference and how do we optimize our ability to drive profitable growth for the long term. And we think having two suppliers is absolutely in our best interest.

With AMD losing top sales executives, including Henri Richard last month, Dell's comments could be a shot in the arm for the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based chip maker. Unless, of course, there are more people in the market who favor the integer theory of computer science.