A Slippery Slope

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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Subject:        A Slippery Slope
Date:   Wed, 08 Feb 2006 17:05:02 -0800 (PST)
From:   Dennis Allison <allison () shasta stanford edu>
To:     Dave Farber <dave () farber net>



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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