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Intel to Lay Off Thousands
symbolset writes to say that "Intel is expecting to lay off 10% of their workforce in a move to become more competitive against rival AMD. From the article: 'The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chipmaker, having suffered several financially disappointing quarters, launched an internal analysis in April to find ways to increase its efficiency. [CEO Paul] Otellini is scheduled to announce the results of the analysis, including the layoff, on Tuesday after the stock market closes, sources familiar with the plans said. Intel has about 100,000 employees worldwide, so the cut could be as high as 10 percent of the company's staff.' Coverage also at The Register, internetnews.com, and more as it develops at Google News. Reuters has the number at up to 16,000."
Hey! I am in. Anything to shake up the man...wait I am a CEO? I could be the man. Corporations tend to be in it for the bottom line. A perfect example, I was just on Dell's website checking out their factory outlet and they won't provide Complete Care service to buyer's in FL. "CompleteCare Accidental Damage Service not available in Florida" In general I am not a corporate-basher, but there could be a little more humanity in how a business conducts business. After all what is a business, but a bunch of people.
Especially not when in a year or so Apple goes AMD.... ;)
The cesspool just got a check and balance.
Obviously you have never been to OSx86project.net. Most people there, as well as I have found ways to make OS X boot on AMD machines. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILPHeXC6VfY
The whole "It won't run on an AMD, or a beige box PC." is utter bullshit, and Apple knows it. Apple can make their platforms run on AMD processors without almost any effort on their part. Apple is so concerned about the TPM chip crap, that they are lagging behind on development. This is why we have not seen the Core 2 duo in their machines, much less, the AMD workhorses.
When government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. - Jefferson
The single best SS7 motherboard for AMD chips for the longest time was, if I recall, an Intel. Nearly every motherboard I owned in that era had a nice shiny Intel chipset onboard. I also recall using Intel motherboards for earlier chips; I believe my AMD 286 had one, as well as my AMD 386 and AMD 486.
Stop making up fictions in order to demonize Intel.
It's been a long time.
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