Editorial Director Jason Snell, in The Mac Word, on going to an Intel event:
One odd thing I noticed about Intel's marketing was the heavy spin they put on the growth of the Internet. Essentially, Intel executives were suggesting that the growth of the adoption of the Internet by regular people will require fast computers powered by the Core 2 Duo processor. Although it's a very easy picture to paint, I don't really buy it: there's nothing fundamental about the Internet that requires computers with a speedy new Intel chip inside. Rather, it's the growth of rich digital media, like high-definition video, high-resolution digital photos, and ever-improving 3-D video games that will drive these new, ultra-fast computers. Intel executives mentioned most of that during the presentation, but kept falling back on charts showing the growth of the Internet. It felt very 1999 to me.
