Intel and Skype Exclude AMD

Raenex writes "CNET is reporting that Intel and Skype have signed an exclusive deal that would cap the number of conference call members on all but Intel architecture. Skype will only offer 10-way conference calls on specific Intel chips while other chips, including all AMD chips, will only offer 5-way conference calls. From the article: 'Though few would argue that a niche feature like that is going to be a deal breaker for most PC buyers, the importance of the Skype-Intel alliance goes well beyond VoIP conferencing. Indeed, it's the latest, and certainly most prominent, example of Intel's new take on marketing: Lock in software partners as well as the PC makers.'"

Comments

Re:Solution..

[gasjews]

This is the beauty of open source software. If you find a problem, you have the source avaliable to you to fix the problem!

Can you do this with a Nortel or Alcatel PBX? Nope, didn't think so.

Re:Solution..

[gasjews]

I never said Asterisk was for the home user. Two people have already corrected other people who repeated the same thing you said (further evidence you didn't read).

I suggest you re-read what I said. I even said one was for the back end and that FWD was for the end user.

Re:Low Blow

[Sebastopol]

Well, there is something called Anti-Trust to keep capitalism fair. I think that's the issue here.

But check this out:

http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx? i=2648

Itty, bitty mobile processor Yonah, at 2GHz, with no 64-bit extensions, kicks the bloody shit out of AMDs top of the line offering on almost all the benchmarks. Can't wait to see their 64bit mobile part in a few months.