[Arm-netbook] Intel at CES

[Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton]

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crowd-funded eco-conscious hardware: https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68


On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 6:05 PM, Julie Marchant <onpon4 at riseup.net> wrote:
> That could be a problem. If it's successful, people will associate the concept with Intel and assume that eoma is a cheap ripoff. Also, with Intel controlling it, you can bet x86 will dominate it.

 ... yyup.

> Our response should be to publicly urge Intel to use an eoma standard, to ensure architecture agnosticism and that there isn't a conflict of interest.

 if they've actually reused the PCMCIA connectors then that's an
incompatibility issue which would be a Certification Mark infringment
[risk of bringing EOMA68 into disrepute through electrical or
electronic incompatibility].

 l.