Re: Intel bending the Centrino rules?

On Tue, 25 Oct 2005 12:40:15 -0500, EdG wrote:

> On Tue, 25 Oct 2005 11:27:22 -0600, Rob Stow <rob.stow@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>>EdG wrote:
>>> If you pay close attention, you will find some stores selling ?Celeron
>>> Centrino? notebooks. There is just one detail: Celeron Centrino does not
>>> exist.
>>>
>>> http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/238
>>>
>>> Ed
>>>
>>
>>Everybody accepts that a desktop with a Celeron in it instead of
>>a P4 is just a cheaper and lower-performing system,
>
> lol, not everybody, most woman I know including wife and sister in-laws
> have no idea what all those names and numbers mean. Rule of our house
> is, woman can't buy anything PC related (except maybe ink and paper)
> without checking in with me or my brothers first. ;p

Kinda sexist, wot? Where's L'Angel when called? ;-)

THe other side of the coin is that few really care, for the names or
what's behind it.

> Intel Sales Dept: These Celerons are not moving at all, the prices are
> rock bottom, what do we do now?
>
> Intel Marketing: I don't know but hey where can I unload all ?à {e damn
> boxes of Centrino stickers?

;-)

--
Keith

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