Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Intel and AMD gearing up for battle over the OLPC's CPU slot
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| It may have once dismissed the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) Project as
>| a "cheap gadget," but Intel appears to have changed its mind.
> `----
>
> http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070909-intel-and-amd-gearing-up-for-battle-over-the-olpcs-cpu-slot.html
> http://tinyurl.com/yntzof
>
> Nerve has no bounds. First they attack you and then they want to be
> your 'friends'. It's just like Microsoft and the OSI. Nick should give Intel
> the finger, just like ESR did (to Microsoft).
On the other hand, is it better to have Intel close up? After all, over
the years, they've been pretty positive in their relationship with free
software.
>
> This comes at an important time...
>
> AMD's new 'quad-core' server chip seen as critical to chipmaker's success
> ^^^^^^^^
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is set to launch its highly publicized new server
>| chip Monday, delivering the biggest jolt to its product lineup in four years.
> `----
>
> http://www.mytelus.com/money/news/article.do?pageID=ex_business/home&articleID=2750619
>
I hope it's low low low power...
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