Gene, re:New York Times in tomorrows edition: "After Intel Chip's Debut, Critics Step Up Attack"
This article is same-o, same-o, but seals the PIII's publicity fate. This will be the popular headline though out the PIII introduction. Please note that this isn't The Register folks; it is the New York Times. What a shame. All those $$millions spent to reach the consumer for nought. All the consumer will hear is that the PIII is Big Brother. Forget KNI, advanced streaming architecture and years of speed optimization. Looks like this will all be buried under the friggin' ten cent serial number :(
Too bad Intel didn't listen to its customers (and shareholders) on this one. I certainly hope this doesn't become a new habit.
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nytimes.com
February 19, 1999
After Intel Chip's Debut, Critics Step Up Attack
By JERI CLAUSING
"WASHINGTON -- The day after Intel Corp. unveiled its powerful new Pentium III chip, privacy groups boycotting the chip said they had enlisted two new allies in their push for both a federal investigation of the chip's controversial identification system and a potential extension of the boycott to computer makers who refuse to disable the identification feature.
Also on Thursday, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) said it had mailed a flurry of Freedom of Information Act requests to federal agencies requesting documentation of any role the government may have played in persuading the company to include the unique identifier in its new chip.
Although conceding there was no evidence the government was involved, EPIC's general counsel, David Sobel, said, "There have been many indications over the past few years that investigative agencies like the FBI would like to find a way to diminish the amount of anonymity that currently exists on the Internet." He added, "So when this came along, it rang some bells."
An Intel spokesman, Tom Waldrop, said development of the new technology was driven by corporate customer demands for new ways to help manage extensive computer networks and an interest in enhancing the security of electronic commerce."
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Much more copy in this story, but nothing that hasn't already been said in the technical press. Read it if you have registered at their site. (aside - Yes you must register. I find this somewhat ironic. Its likely that the NYTimes would have demanded my PIII serial number if I had one). The article is better written than most; after all it is the New York Times.
Jeff |
