Why did this tweet anger me so?

[DyGr00339]

And I thought that desktop was more powerful than ultra books? Intel thinks not!

[bchampion96]

I see why :P

[bradscoolio]

F**k off intel! I want my desktop!

[Kayn]

Intel's main priority is the mobile platform as of now, it annoys me more than anything.

[MJOLNITR VIPER]

I would much rather have a sub on the floor and a big set of speakers then the onboard ones of any notebook, also the Upgradability. 

[DyGr00339]

Do you think that if Linus put pressure on Intel with the help of every other tech related you tuber they know they know that they will stop with the nonsense?

[Magic8Ball]

I would much rather have a full system on the floor and a small laptop than having to go home to do any work, also the versatility. ^_^

 

But yeah, silly tweet.

[SteepGnomeKing]

You can tell where there priorities are right now. Desktop performance isn't going to be increasing anything major anytime soon. We are going to see better power usage I would guess. Once the die shrink comes I don't expect even a 10% increase in performance.

[ObeseWalrus]

I see where Intel is going, but for people that follows Intel on Twitter then this is a stupid idea to post.

[Whiskers]

Hm, it does seem a little silly...

[Wats]

Please, Amd. Put out something that's better than an i5... We want keep you guys around so Intel can't do w/e the monies say.

 

 

 

 

Then again..... I think everyone who uses twitter religiously prolly agrees with intel on this..

 

My ultrabook is new and kicks your old computer's ass at opening web pages! 

[DyGr00339]

Please, Amd. Put out something that's better than an i5... We want keep you guys around so Intel can't do w/e the monies say.

 

 

 

 

Then again..... I think everyone who uses twitter religiously prolly agrees with intel on this..

 

My ultrabook is new and kicks your old computer's ass at opening web pages! 

Wat?

[nightlitezzz]

I enjoy building. I enjoy having a tower and being able to choose what parts I want. If the future is notebooks then I don't know what to say anymore...

 

EDIT: Take a close look. Take out the drink, book shelf, and CDs. It would be much cleaner. Also the laptop doesn't have a router/modem to connect to. I'm sooooo good at this  :D

[Dudenstein]

It's just where the market is right now. For example I want to build a new rig because my rig in my sig is getting dated but I'm going to be buying al ultrabook first because it'll benefit me much more. Many of my friends feel the same way. With that being said into focusing more on mobile doesn't bother me too much. I still thing video cards are still the general bottleneck and CPUs right now are power enough to sustain for a tad longer. That's just my opinion, ignore me if you see fit

[Lamb]

Wow! I guess ultrabooks don't need a power cable anymore!

[Guest]

Do you think that if Linus put pressure on Intel with the help of every other tech related you tuber they know they know that they will stop with the nonsense?

No way. Say there's 500K-1million audience members of those channels - put that up against a target audience no doubt in the 10's of millions or even 100's of millions that use Intel based mobile devices. Mobile devices & enterprise hardware are where the money is at. There is very little profit in comparison between that and desktop enthusiasts. 

[Aphexx]

shouldn't we put more pressure on the internet providers rather than the chip manufacturers. if we had more throughput of information wouldn't that require bigger more powerful rigs

[NinjaStyle013]

God I hate how there's such a big deal over mobile pcs and tablets, even all in one pcs which are like the desktop of today get mobile components.

Sent from my iPad

[_ASSASSIN_]

Sorry to remind everyone, but all casual users AKA most of the markert are on mobile, desktops are used by 1%-ERS, that's why Has well exists

[Fetzie]

shouldn't we put more pressure on the internet providers rather than the chip manufacturers. if we had more throughput of information wouldn't that require bigger more powerful rigs

 

I can see the iGPU on an Intel processor struggling with 4k video playback.

[MdX MaxX]

I don't understand all the hate toward Intel.

 

1) Intel is a corporation.  Intel wants to make money.  Intel is going to invest the most time and energy in the market that makes it the most money.  If for every person that buys an i7-4770K, 30 people buy Ultrabooks, Intel is obviously going to make a bigger push in mobile.  Intel isn't going to starve itself while everyone else grabs a big slice of the mobile pie.  It doesn't make sense for us to sit around and insist that Intel only cater to the enthusiasts and forget about the masses who want portable, low-power devices.  You say Intel "doesn't care" about the enthusiasts, well, Intel doesn't "care" about anybody, Intel just goes where the money is.

 

2) It's not like we have a shortage of processing power.  A rig with a 2500K still has more power than the vast majority of consumer computers out there.  When our games drop frames because the CPU is hitting 100%, then we can yell at Intel.  But that isn't going to happen for a really really long time, if ever.  And people on the extreme high-end who need cores upon cores can build dual Xeon rigs and be happy.

 

I'm not saying Intel is justified in being complacent.  I desperately want AMD to release something that slaps Intel in the face so that Intel is forced to at least try.  I won't be getting mad at Intel for shifting focus to mobile, though.  If that's where the money is, that's where the money is, and I'm not going to be butthurt about it.

 

As for the tweet, well, like I said, Intel is a corporation.  Intel is not a person; if Intel sees way more Ultrabooks moving than desktop CPUs, then that's going to be its mentality.  And 95% of consumers will agree with this tweet.

 

And I agree with it to some extent; notebooks don't suck anymore.  If you're not trying to play demanding games, ultrabooks are damn powerful.  If you want serious productivity on a portable device, it's very easily achievable these days.

[Samdb]

I can see the iGPU on an Intel processor struggling with 4k video playback.

Last time I checked it struggled at 1080p.

[LAwLz]

I don't get why you're angry. They are not saying that desktops aren't more powerful. What they are saying is that what you used to need a desktop for is not possible on a laptop. That does not mean desktops are obsolete though. That's how I am reading it.

 

 

I can see the iGPU on an Intel processor struggling with 4k video playback.

I think you are greatly underestimating QuickSync. For H.264 decoding, a Sandy Bridge processor is more powerful than a 580 (maybe even 680 and 780). The decoding MFX in Intel's processors are very powerful. It's about 5 times as powerful as the 6970 and 480.

 

 

Last time I checked it struggled at 1080p.

That's simply not true if you're talking about hardware accelerated H.264 (8 bit) decoding.

[DyGr00339]

My sandy bridge laptop cannot play minecraft on lowest setting above 30fps and under 50 degrees Celsius explain that if laptops are "so powerful" folks

[SteepGnomeKing]

I don't understand all the hate toward Intel.

1) Intel is a corporation. Intel wants to make money. Intel is going to invest the most time and energy in the market that makes it the most money.

As for the tweet, well, like I said, Intel is a corporation. Intel is not a person; if Intel sees way more Ultrabooks moving than desktop CPUs, then that's going to be its mentality. And 95% of consumers will agree with this tweet.

1. Just because they are doing something to stay afloat and keep in the business doesn't warrant my respect and mean I can't hate on them. I'm not saying I am but that doesn't automatically earn my respect for them because they are doing what's best for them.

2. Corporations are people, not related in any way just wanted to say.