wbmw,
I had an enormous laugh after reading Dean Kent's impression, and then reading Van Smith's. That idiot can wail and hollar all he wants, and his band of cult zealots will hang on his every word. He can go ahead and join the lawsuit, too, since he seems to think it appropriate. Hey, whatever gets Intel down, eh? <ggg>
The message makes you uncomfortable, attack the messenger.
Now that you realize that Intel is eager to "fudge" numbers to put themselves in a better light, you should also take a look back to DEC, Compaq, IBM, Commodore, Amiga, Apple, AMD, and countless others who have done the exact same in the past. When Apple shows off a couple supra-optimized Photoshop filters to prove that the Power MAC has the strength of two Pentium 4 CPUs, I don't see any law suits or criminal charges. Apple, like Intel, can claim any usage model they want, and technically be correct, at least from certain points of view.
Since Apple cheats, it is ok for Intel to cheat.
Meanwhile, they continue to miss the fact that AMD's model numbers are similarly apt to come into scrutiny, especially since AMD markets them as the primary performance differentiator between their CPUs.
Change the subject
The usage model for SysMark 2002 therefore is not *bad*, just *uncommon*
Interesting explanation. I think your sense of objectivity is very selective. Selective to situation when no harm can be done by being objective.
BTW, I am disappointed by your response.
Joe |
