> When a company is in second place and the first place company leaves a massive gate open for competition, then it’s the duty of the CEO to do what it takes to capitalize, attack and go for first place.
I don't think that's in the fiduciary duties of a CEO.
But: I'm not a shareholder of AMD so I'll leave it to them to decide whether or not they want to keep her on.
> How long do you give a CEO who fails to attack a vulnerable #1 ?
That depends on whether or not the attack is feasible, whether the #1 is as vulnerable as you seem to think they are and whether or not there is something in the armory to attack with. Lots of assumptions there.
She's generally considered to be the person that 'Saved AMD' so I really don't know what you base your analysis on, it may well be that AMD has an attack on NV in the works but personally, without having a lot more insight into AMD than what's available in annual reports and various press releases I would be careful in second guessing a CEO that so far has done a pretty good job.
And any such discussion should take into account that AMD has multiple strong enemies besides NV (Intel, for one).