Chipper chipmaker Micron shows off boosted bottom line – gee, thanks, Elpida

Memory chipmaker Micron Technology – still riding high on the announcement that its on-package memory will bolster Intel's "Knights Landing" processor – has announced what appear to be cheery results today. Its fiscal 2014 quarter revenues were $3.98bn, 3 per cent lower than the second quarter of fiscal 2014 but a whopping 72 …

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"More Better?"

Yuck.

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Oddly chosen URL for the article

The URL is

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/06/24/microns_third_quarter_revenues_disappoint/

yet from the article:

"Micron Technology – ... – has announced what appear to be cheery results today."

"Net income was a pleasing $806m compared to just $43m a year ago."

"Micron's own-branded SSD revenue was 20 per cent of the flash revenue – a 60 per cent plus growth rate from the second quarter."

"Micron said demand for PC DRAM was more better than initially expected."

If that's dissappointment, sign me up for some!

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'Tis amazing how "'econmoies' of scale" help the bottom lines of companies.

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econmoies of scale.

'Tis amazing how 'econmoies' of scale help a companies bottom line.