Paul,
Speaking of quality, here is my subjective experience: My shiny new Intel NetExpress PRO/100 print server can't seem to detect if it is on normal or fast Ethernet.
A call to Intel Technical support resolved the problem quickly, with a workaround of forcing it to 100Mbs. Good enough for small office, but not so great for large installations.
We also had an older Intel ethernet card die, but it was just one of many, and it worked ok for a long time. (lower failure rate than the print server, but higher than the 3com cards we buy now, that have so far been 100% problem free)
So Intel and quality, are not synonymous. You and your sidekicks put out a lot of crap about a quality of CPUs, but I have dealt with a lot of computers, and seen a lot of components die, but not a single CPU (Intel or non-Intel).
The sad part is, that so far, the FUD has worked well for Intel. I have benefited from it as an Intel sharehoder in the past, and as customer of non-Intel CPUs (which are cheaper as a result of FUD spread by Intel and Intel funded front companies). I have suffered from it as a Cyrix/NSM shareholder.
But I am getting sick and tired of beating to death an issue that's irrelevant.
Joe |
