____/ Mark Kent on Monday 10 September 2007 16:09 : \____
> 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...
Intel has high power. And it abuses it. Sorry, but it's true.
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