AMD Won't Make an App Store

That AMD solutions have started to be used in tablets is already common knowledge, more or less, but it looks like the company will not follow some of its peers as far as software availability is concerned.

With all the hype surrounding the tablet segment, there are few PC and smartphone makers that haven't at least considered promoting a slate of their own.

Advanced Micro Devices managed to get its Fusion architecture into some models not overly long ago, challenging both Intel-based and ARM devices.

Of course, the iPad 2 has, in the meantime, been selling like there's no tomorrow, not just because of its hardware and thinner form factor, but also thanks to the availability of many applications for it.

Basically, for an electronic of this sort (without physical keyboard but with video playback superior to netbooks), content availability is important.

It was this that prompted the creation of the Android Market and whatever other app stores exist at the moment.

Now, it is revealed that AMD doesn't intend to set up an application store of its own, believing that CPUs will start to integrate GPU parts more and more, to the point where software makers will make a point of including GPU support and optimizations.

"Those, who acquire Fusion-based PCs really, really want to get applications that are going to make their devices perform really well. That would be a reason for having one central place,” said Neal Robison, senior director of content and application support at AMD,

“That [place] would prevent our partners among software developers from showcasing [their programs] on their own web-sites or other locations. [...] There are plenty of non-APU/GPU-accelerated applications that will perform very well on Fusion, so we have to look at how we will define what will be in that app store, if you will.”