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AMD Papers Over Free Wi-Fi Network Builders

Posted by timothy on from the still-sounds-like-a-great-idea dept.

Glenn Fleishman writes "It's been widely reported in the last week that AMD, Intel's processor competitor, was launching a free hotspot network. It's come out, in reporting we just posted at Wi-Fi Networking News, that AMD has built this network by calling existing free hotspots and asking if they'd put stickers in their window. This might be fine: stickers and the label "AMD HotSpot" in exchange for promotion. However, in Austin several local wireless activists say that AMD has put their hotspot decals up in stores without the stores' permission, including at locations operated and supported by Austin Wireless City and Austin Unleashed. Guerrilla marketing gone overzealous? Or an attempt to seize the credit without paying for it?"

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  1. Reminds me of... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    ...those annoying "GoVeg.Com" and "MurderKing" stickers that the stupid ubervegans plastered our school cafeteria with. I think I will go have a nice and rare steak now.

    --FS20

  2. MY BALLBAG IS IN YOUR MOTHER'S MOUTH, YOU PUSSY! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait
  3. Re:Kinda reminds me of... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    They didn't do a very good job -- there were faint Tux Heads on the sidewalks for at least a year afterwards. Fun to spit on.

  4. Re:ridiculous. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    And you can't get over your blind hate of Apple. You are just a little fly that runs and not very important website. If it was as important as you seem to think it would not have had the downtime it had recently.

    Single disk failure! Not exactly a great system design their you got Boy!!!