Negroponte vs Intel

Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday January 9, 2008 @02:35AM from the in-this-corner dept.

Yogi_Stewart_4 writes "More OLPC/Intel love — apparently Intel used 'underhanded' tactics to try to block sales' contracts of the OLPC, trying to reach the customer directly after an agreement had been reached. "They would go in even after we had signed contracts and try to persuade government officials to scrap their contract and sign a contract with them instead. That's not a partnership." Mr Negroponte cited an example in Peru where Intel sales staff tried to persuade the country's vice-minister of education, Oscar Becerra Tresierra, to buy the Intel Classmate PC."

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Re:Go Apple! by sgauss · 2008-01-09 03:17 · Score: 0, Redundant

Umm. Who's processor is in current Apple machines? Could it be....Intel?
Re:Go Apple! by BlackCreek · 2008-01-09 03:30 · Score: 0, Redundant

Disgusting behaviour like this by Intel is why I'll never use Wintel and only buy Apple Last I heard, Apple was also shipping Intel. I mean you don't even need to RTFA to know the story is about Intel. But then, you shouldn't let facts get in the way of your, hum, cool-aid brand cheering.
Re:Go Apple! by neildiamond · 2008-01-09 03:35 · Score: 1, Redundant

Wow you people really can't spot a joke can you?