Ok, so where are the numbers proving that most Euros and Indians buy AMD?
First thing about researching, is verifying that the propagator is not spreading falsehoods.
Actually my experience in India was that it was very much a Intel country. Intel had formed good relationships with Assemblers with a GID (Genuine Intel Dealer) program.
And OEMs like ACER and their distributors only stock Intel based kits. Most of these Assembler/Distributor will don mutliple hats. One as a assembler another as a distributor/repairer for big OEMs. So ACER sells their OEM machines through them. For ppl who want assembled machines, ACER provides kits that the assembler assembles.
I had bought 2 PCs for my dad in 2002 time frame as well as late 2010 timeframe.
In both times I was only able Intel based PCs (at good prices though).
In 2002 when Athlon was making a mockery of PIV, as well as running cheaper and cooler, the choice I had was a PIV with DDR vs. PIV with SDR both with SiS chipsets. No Athlon units were available..
In 2010 I was offered only Core 2 Duo at the price range. I asked for Phenom II based desktops, but the distributor said Acer had none.
Since that distributor had a good support and service, and my dad comfortable with purchasing from them, I bit the bullet and purchased them.
The distributor said that ACER does not provide them with AMD based kits. He had stopped being the traditional assembler who purchase motherboard and CPU but rather became a KIT assembler that way manage his supply chain far better.
This was the time where in Acer in the US was supplying a lot of AMD based Desktop PCs & laptops.