> They question itself was already curious but if we dive deeper into the story we see the claims have been made by Semi-Accurate, not the most unbiased source.
yup, charlie loves to make fun of intel, but then, this is different.
further down, in the comments:
> (wccftech) This article has an update on it. It says:
> [UPDATED Feb 26 2017 7:16 PM ET]
> The editors-in-chief of two of Americas top PC hardware and technology publications have confirmed to Wccftech that they have indeed been approached by Intel regarding upcoming Ryzen reviews. Although both said that it was business as usual. Affirming that Intels response following AMDs Ryzen announcement was what they had expected it to be. Adding that nothing was particularly unusual about the emails they received from Intel.
> [End of update]
maybe it really is business as usual...?
Then again, we have no idea what was in those emails, and wccftech is openly pro-amd, so even though I have no reason to think they're lying, they might easily still be interpreting things in an overly negative light.
Without a better overview (or at the very least somebody who has that overview and you trust to be relatively unbiased) it's hard to be sure what to make of this (IMHO).
Welcome to the world of business where participants are required to do everything with a sufficiently positive risk/reward ratio whether legal or not.
It's just business, as per this comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13744390
Edit: Charlie did complain: http://wccftech.com/intel-playing-dirty-undercut-amd-ryzen/
http://semiaccurate.com/2017/02/20/intel-launch-atom-xeon-d-...
Quoted from: https://semiaccurate.com/2017/02/22/amds-ryzen-7-1800x-beats... (you can find it towards the end)
Much better article over at wccftech: http://wccftech.com/intel-playing-dirty-undercut-amd-ryzen/
https://www.pcper.com/news/General-Tech/Intel-still-hasnt-pa...
I sure hope Intel is not up to the same antitrust-worthy shenanigans again. They're big boys/big company. They can handle a little competition without immediately starting to use unethical or even illegal tactics, can't they?
That's why I posted this even though it's nothing but a rumor at this point. I've met many colleagues over the last years who either didn't knew or had forgotten what Intel did in the past. This rumor should remind them to be wary when reading the reviews (just in case).
This is what it smells like to me. I hope they've learned from this, though.
When a sound competitor enters into your market, you must do whatever it means (legally of course) to close the doors of the market.
In the case of Intel, they've been enjoying almost no competition in the PC market and they must not yield that position easily.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge's_law_of_headlines
