Quote Originally Posted by Movieman View Post
I generally try to be polite when I post here.
I generally try to "see the other side" when I post here.
Your orginal post I replied to politely.
Your post nameing Boble brought out in me an instant anger and an image of a multi billion dollar corporation bringing down the wrath of God on a guy that I've met and seemed to be a decent guy and that is why you got that reply from me.
I still stand by the statement that we are not your enemy and "we" in no way at all effect intels profit structure except in a positive way.
I want you to think on this for a moment.
I'm a relatively poor guy compared to most but there is in excess of $40,000.00 in computer hardware in my house.
Not a business mind you, but my home.
At rough estimate I have spent over $10,000.00 on Intel cpu's over the last 3 years.
Those are retail cpu's not ES's that I've purchased.
I don't hurt you. On the contrary I help with the bottom line at intel far above what the average PC enthusiast does.
Every guy on this forum is like me to one degreee or another.
We far outspend any average number per person you could mention.
Even George(Hipro5) with his yelling here I can speak for.
I have bought retail Intel cpu's for him as it was easier to get them from the USA and then send to Greece.
I'm going to say it again, We are not your enemy.

Another guy brought up a point that I would like an answer for even though I think I know the answer.
Why is a X5550 gainestown three times the price of a i7-920 when they are the same damned cpu?
It's one line with both cpu's having dual QPI and the ones sold as i7-920'ss having the second QPI electronically disabled. If the same, why three times the price?
This is another problem you folks at intel have created.
Your pricing yourselves out of the market for any one that wants a high end dual socket system.
You wonder why people purchase ES chips.
The answer is above.
What normal person can afford to drop $2000-$3000 every year to keep up with the system changes.
I for damned sure can't anymore.
All I ever wanted was to try and help the next generation to lead healthier lives and the pursuit of that using Intel parts has pretty much bankrupted me.
The problem is not Bob ... The problem is the guy who sold the sample to Bob to beging with ...
I understand the money problem, trust me on this! in the mean time, what else can I do?
1 ) Let people forwarding to others the samples and selling them to each other?
2) I can avoid the discussion and let the lawyers in the back ground doing their job (never end well)
3) Or I can come here and open a discussion, complain when something is too obviously wrong ... and take mild action to try to stop it.

I like 3 Better ...

overall, I try to be open ...don't take it as a stick ... very likely, Bob will be fine. we have full tracability, we can figure out who sold the ES at the beginning.

In the case of Bob, I appreciate the Dude, he is a nice Dude ...

I don t know how to formulate it ... just stay away from ES commerce, it is wrong!

ES commerce make some very unhonnest Dudes somewhere very rich, and you guys are the one paying for this ...

Without the fear of seeing the samples dissapear and being sold, I could probably sample more the OC community ...

Let's close the topic, I think all was said.

Francois