[IP] A Slippery Slope
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Subject: A Slippery Slope
Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 17:05:02 -0800 (PST)
From: Dennis Allison <allison@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Dave Farber <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>
For IP if you wish:
http://news.com.com/New+Skype+feature+caters+to+Intel+users+only/2100-7352_3-6036896.html
From CNET:
The latest version of Skype's Internet-calling software can host up to 10
users on a conference call, but only if your PC has a dual-core processor
from Intel, Skype and Intel announced Wednesday.
Intel's Core Duo and Pentium D processors have been designated the mass
conference-calling processor of choice for Skype 2.0, launched last month.
The limit will remain at five callers for PCs using single-core chips and
Advanced Micro Devices' dual-core Athlon 64 chip, which some tests have
shown outperforms Intel's dual-core chip.
...
Dave,
This strikes me as a very slippery slope and an indicator about how worried
Intel
is about its ability to survive in the market. It also makes me far less
positive about Skype relative to their emerging competition.
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