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nn_step
10-09-2006, 10:08 AM
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34932
I guess they believe GOOD products will sell themselves
illmatik
10-09-2006, 10:16 AM
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34932
I guess they believe GOOD products will sell themselves

They certainly seem to be doing so. I know most of us were grabbing at (or clicking on) those little grey boxes before those fruity dancin fool commercials hit the airwaves ;)
[TAG]Imp
10-09-2006, 10:30 AM
yeah, i saw that core 2 at for the first time today.... SO pointless...
NickS
10-09-2006, 10:35 AM
I like the Core 2 Duo commercials lol, I think they're funny.
Mr_Slinky
10-09-2006, 10:47 AM
i see no point to them spending more hard earned money
it does create a demand for them in the market of mainstream consumer ie:dell, gateway, hp.
so they should sell more thus taking the price down....
gotta throw it out there they should just do 2 cores for the price of 1 and will oc like mad max.
CPLB
10-09-2006, 10:48 AM
I haven't seen the Core 2 commercials but I really didn't like the Pentium 4 ones with the Blue guys. I've only seen a few AMD commercials and I like them much better. They seem a lot more professional.
Sanborn
10-09-2006, 10:55 AM
the C2D commercials are aweful.
erwinz
10-09-2006, 10:59 AM
woah.. many will loose their job with these chips.. oh well that is what it is.. :D reality.. ;)
freecableguy
10-09-2006, 11:41 AM
the C2D commercials are aweful.

you remember it....
sierra_bound
10-09-2006, 11:48 AM
Well, it's in the Inquirer, so it must be true.:rolleyes:
Major_A
10-09-2006, 12:10 PM
Marketing is more than commercials. If Intel does this they are completely out of touch.

One thing it seems most of you are fixated on is the C2D. Intel makes more products they have to "sell" than that line of processors.
sierra_bound
10-09-2006, 12:30 PM
First off, the Inquirer headline is misleading. Intel is not eliminating its entire marketing department. The 40% figure may or may not be accurate. Since it's in the Inquirer, I'm guessing it's not. When writers use phrases like "We hear", it means they're not sure. The Inquirer likes to pound its chest when it gets a rumor right. Of course, they won't tell you about the dozens of times when they were wrong. The headline writers for the Inquirer must have come from the National Enquirer.