[Arm-netbook] Intel at CES

[Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton]

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On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 6:17 PM, Philip Hands <phil at hands.com> wrote:
> Alain Williams <addw at phcomp.co.uk> writes:
>
>> I wonder where they got the idea from:
>>
>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38515472
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>> http://www.intel.co.uk/content/www/uk/en/compute-card/intel-compute-card.html
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> That's _very_ light on details, and I note that they're careful not to
> show the business end of the socket -- so is that the old tactic of an
> incumbent announcing vapourware in order to try and kill interest in a
> disruptive product that they would prefer not to have on the market?

 it'll be very interesting to see if they actually "Get It".  the
ice-computer team - even with $100m investment - utterly failed.  the
team behind olpc australia, with a $AUD 10m grant from the aus govt,
failed to get it.  google, with project ara, failed to get it.

 so... yeah...

l.