没戏，微软根本不会收购AMD

First, the SoCs which Microsoft needs are based on technologies developed for its server microprocessors and high-end graphics cards. Selling one unit without the other would cause a major fracture in R&D. Second, the EESC business is AMD's only way to offset the ongoing losses at its Computing & Graphics division.

But even if AMD sold the EESC business to Microsoft, the division's lackluster bottom-line growth would weigh down Microsoft's earnings, which are already under pressure from offering free/discounted Windows licenses and year-long trial offers of Office 365. Analysts are already expecting Microsoft's earnings to drop 8% this year, and buying AMD -- either as a whole or in bits -- would likely lead to downward revisions.

Shop elsewhere, Microsoft
AMD's market cap is basically pocket change for Microsoft, but inheriting all of AMD's problems simply wouldn't be worth the effort. Over the past two years, Microsoft has bought plenty of smaller companies to boost its cloud business, which had an annual run rate of $6.3 billion last quarter. Therefore, it makes more sense to buy smaller CRM, machine learning, or analytics firms to grow its cloud business than it does to acquire a fallen chipmaker like AMD.

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