> 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:asbz...@gmail.com] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] 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 > <mr...@ephrataschools.org>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 listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
