AMD has released its Q2 financial reports today, and the numbers aren't good. The company has continued to struggle as numbers have fallen short of projections. Investors aren't happy, but Microsoft might be.

CEO of AMD Lisa Su called the fiscal quarter a "disappointment", and it isn't the first time. During the last three months revenue was at a total of $942 million, a drop of 17% when compared to the already alarming Q2 2014. Gross margins were 7% short of their original estimations resulting in an increasingly worrying trend. Investors want answers.

AMD has been reliant on its deals with console manufacturers and reasonable success with Radeon GPU sales for a source of good news during the past couple years, but demand for its other hardware has fallen dramatically. It anticipates that its K12 core release in 2016 will turn things around for the better.

This ominous position makes the recent—and credible—rumor that Microsoft is looking to acquire AMD more of a plausible move than ever.

http://www.gamerevolution.com/news/amd-falls-short-of-projected-financials-in-position-for-rumored-microsoft-acquisition-33949

Yeah, they gonna aquire it and kill Mantle/Vulkan.

In the past, AMD was awesome before acquire ATI & before Intel produce a new CPU, Core 2 duo.

Well, their GPU branch is still pretty good.

Probably, yes.

Is Microsoft really looking to dip into more hardware? Or would it just be a side project they pick up because the opportunity is ripe?

I'd much prefer if Samsung acquired them.

Does everyone realize that Microsoft wouldn't have access to the 32bit/64bit licensing agreement if they purchased AMD. That purchase would mean AMD CPUs are dead. It'd be a shame if the next architecture is actually good. If they can find a way to keep the license, then I think with Microsoft backing we could really get some competition into the hardware sector.... I just don't see how that would be possible.

No please i want amd to be intependent and not a part of msft

Just like SEGA, AMD needs to go away. They are not relevant companies anymore.

The only reason to buy AMD would be to acquire its patent portfolio, and then dissolving the company.