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Hector Ruiz: The power to connect the world

Category: Technology
Posted on: May 15, 2008 8:03 AM, by Greg Laden

AMD CEO Hector Ruiz talks about his dream of giving the whole world access to the Internet. AMD's 50x15 initiative hopes to connect 50 percent of the world to the Net by 2015. Sharing his own life story, Ruiz shows how access to ideas is life-changing.

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That would be wonderful. Maybe they can start right here in the US, where large areas are served by the slowest dialup you can imagine.

Posted by: Mark P | May 15, 2008 8:43 AM

Ruiz may have more time to pursue his charitable goals if he doesn't pay more attention to his company's ability to produce competitive processors.

Posted by: Virgil Samms | May 15, 2008 10:11 AM

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