I stand by my earlier observations. Let's see how it plays out in reality, after several months have gone by.
*ASB *(Find me online via About.Me <http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker/bio>) *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage... * On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 12:19 PM, Matthew W. Ross <[email protected]>wrote: > > I'm saying that they looked like they were going to the the "really" > right > > thing in the beginning, but I suspect that they knew all along that they > > would end up here. They used the PR of what they were going to do to > their > > advantage. > > Perhaps. But I think they really did do the right thing: They're fixing the > faulty chip and getting it released ASAP. The article you posted on states: > > "Only computer makers who have committed to shipping the Intel® 6 Series > chipset in PC system configurations that are not impacted by the design > issue will be receiving these shipments." > > Which means the chipset will only be used on systems that won't use the > effected ports. The Recall wasn't reneged. > > > --Matt Ross > Ephrata School District > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andrew S. Baker > [mailto:[email protected]] > To: NT System Admin Issues > [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wed, 09 Feb 2011 > 08:56:56 -0800 > Subject: Re: Intel pulls a fast one in Sandy Bridge fiasco | > Processors - InfoWorld > > > > I'm not suggesting a hush-hush fix as an alternative. > > > > I'm saying that they looked like they were going to the the "really" > right > > thing in the beginning, but I suspect that they knew all along that they > > would end up here. They used the PR of what they were going to do to > their > > advantage. > > > > Well done for them, and more work for us as we look to upgrade our own > > technology. > > > > > > *ASB *(Find me online via About.Me <http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker/bio>) > > *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage... > > > > * > > > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 11:54 AM, Matthew W. Ross > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > I'll bet it's more nuanced than that. > > > > > > Oh, most certainly it is. > > > > > > > Intel gets the benefit of public disclosure of a big and costly > problem, > > > > BUT, at the 11th hour, the "business realities" of their OEM partners > > > > "forces" them to continue shipping the defective product, but only to > > > select > > > > partners. > > > > > > Would you rather have a "hush-hush" fix? Not I. As for being "forced," > I > > > doubt that's the case. Especially since the fixed part is coming out in > > 2-3 > > > weeks. But, who knows? > > > > > > > > > --Matt Ross > > > Ephrata School District > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
