Michael Smythe wrote: <snip>
> > What I find most appalling about all of this is when I read Kuro5hin this > morning I saw this post come up: > http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2007/8/2/15233/84896 > > And when I checked back later this afternoon, Theo had actually replied, > heatedly. A few things in his response also don't lend him any credibility. > <snip> pot, kettle, black. I read the kuro5hin URL and I didn't feel the "heatedly" part. Caveats: - Yes, TdR can be a bit over the top sometimes. - I know nothing about OpenBSD's relationship with AMD or Intel. I only have TdR's comments on the Kuro5hin page to go on. - I could care less about OpenBSD's relationship with AMD or Intel. However, I /*do*/ have an unflattering opinion of Intel. IMHO, they're worse than M$ when it comes to initmidating first-line customers (read OEMs) and abusing their position in the market. Google Intel + anti-trust for starters. I don't see that their technology is any better than AMD's and, in most cases, it's playing catch-up. Goes way back to the 808x days when cycle-for-cycle, the Z80 beat the pants off the 8080. Then there's also the Itanic debacle with HP. It's /*still*/ IMHO not competitive with the DEC AXP platform ca 1990 and the HPPA architecture. So, my take on all this is "Give me a break!" Intel is a bully and a technology second-rate. But they do have deep pockets and they /*are*/ willing to browbeat their best customers. Mt 0.02$CURRENCY. /g _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
