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Re: OLPC vs. Intel: Developing Nations or Emerging Markets?
Posted by: Chris Maxcer 2007-12-05 06:03:27
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Intel is working on a new low-power microprocessor apparently designed to run basic laptops in to be sold in developing areas of the world. However, the company is talking very little about it. "We are not discussing the timing or the specifications of the Diamondville product yet," Connie Brown, a spokesperson with Intel's media relations team, told TechNewsWorld. "The target market will be emerging markets." Charles King, principal analyst for Pund-IT, told TechNewsWorld, "They've been really close-mouthed about Diamondville."
Re: OLPC vs. Intel: Developing Nations or Emerging Markets?
Posted by: Charbax 2007-12-05 06:10:43 In reply to: Chris Maxcer
I wrote about this yesterday at http://www.olpcnews.com/sales_talk/intel/2008_xo-2_press_release.html
I hope that Intel will work with the OLPC foundation instead of working against it.
Intel should abandon it's Classmate PC, and focus on providing the Diamondville in an Intel powered version of the XO laptop. What other than providing the CPU is Intel's market ambitions anyways?
OLPC could produce half of the 2 billion XOs with Intel processors.
That is, if Intel's Diamondville performs as well or better, consumes as little or less power and costs as little or less than the AMD Geode processor. Those should be the only factors determining which of AMD or Intels processors should be used more or less in the OLPC project. I think 50% for each should be reasonable, but if Intel's Diamondville isn't ready yet, then they shouldn't stop the current AMD version from starting mass manufacture. The faster the mass production of the AMD based XO is ramped up, the more the Intel powered XO could also be sold when the Intel Diamondville processor is ready and integrated in the XO laptop.
I hope that Intel will work with the OLPC foundation instead of working against it.
Intel should abandon it's Classmate PC, and focus on providing the Diamondville in an Intel powered version of the XO laptop. What other than providing the CPU is Intel's market ambitions anyways?
OLPC could produce half of the 2 billion XOs with Intel processors.
That is, if Intel's Diamondville performs as well or better, consumes as little or less power and costs as little or less than the AMD Geode processor. Those should be the only factors determining which of AMD or Intels processors should be used more or less in the OLPC project. I think 50% for each should be reasonable, but if Intel's Diamondville isn't ready yet, then they shouldn't stop the current AMD version from starting mass manufacture. The faster the mass production of the AMD based XO is ramped up, the more the Intel powered XO could also be sold when the Intel Diamondville processor is ready and integrated in the XO laptop.
