Comments on: Intel head of mobility-”few people seem to want to use a mobile phone, even a smartphone, to get at all their online stuff” http://patphelan.net/intel-head-of-mobility-few-people-seem-to-want-to-use-a-mobile-phone-even-a-smartphone-to-get-at-all-their-online-stuff/ Mobile, Roaming and Social Media Sat, 19 May 2012 21:06:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: ultan http://patphelan.net/intel-head-of-mobility-few-people-seem-to-want-to-use-a-mobile-phone-even-a-smartphone-to-get-at-all-their-online-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-498596 ultan Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:42:04 +0000 http://patphelan.net/?p=4758#comment-498596 He must be raving. Try reading the 2007 Ovum report alone... He must be raving. Try reading the 2007 Ovum report alone…

]]> By: Ger Hartnett http://patphelan.net/intel-head-of-mobility-few-people-seem-to-want-to-use-a-mobile-phone-even-a-smartphone-to-get-at-all-their-online-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-497769 Ger Hartnett Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:28:14 +0000 http://patphelan.net/?p=4758#comment-497769 Intel sold its ARM/Xscale mobile processors to Marvell a couple of years ago and x86 power consumption isn't low enough for mobiles yet. In fairness to Chandrasekher I think he's trying to be positive about netbooks in the article, <blockquote>That frustration, said Mr Chandrasekher, helped to explain the growing interest in so-called netbooks - small machines that do a good job of connecting to the web but, before now, have lacked the processing horsepower of their laptop and desktop brethren.</blockquote> Intel sold its ARM/Xscale mobile processors to Marvell a couple of years ago and x86 power consumption isn’t low enough for mobiles yet.

In fairness to Chandrasekher I think he’s trying to be positive about netbooks in the article,

That frustration, said Mr Chandrasekher, helped to explain the growing interest in so-called netbooks – small machines that do a good job of connecting to the web but, before now, have lacked the processing horsepower of their laptop and desktop brethren.

]]> By: Kevin Restivo http://patphelan.net/intel-head-of-mobility-few-people-seem-to-want-to-use-a-mobile-phone-even-a-smartphone-to-get-at-all-their-online-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-497713 Kevin Restivo Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:31:57 +0000 http://patphelan.net/?p=4758#comment-497713 On the surface, I don't agree either. However, I'll give the gentleman from Intel the benefit of the doubt. I have a feeling he's trying to say the smartphone Web surfing experience is a poor one and therefore it is difficult for people trying to access info on a smartphone, which gives netbooks a market opening of sorts. On the surface, I don’t agree either.

However, I’ll give the gentleman from Intel the benefit of the doubt.

I have a feeling he’s trying to say the smartphone Web surfing experience is a poor one and therefore it is difficult for people trying to access info on a smartphone, which gives netbooks a market opening of sorts.

]]> By: Joe Scanlon http://patphelan.net/intel-head-of-mobility-few-people-seem-to-want-to-use-a-mobile-phone-even-a-smartphone-to-get-at-all-their-online-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-497703 Joe Scanlon Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:42:54 +0000 http://patphelan.net/?p=4758#comment-497703 What an idiot. What an idiot.

]]> By: Thomas Geraghty http://patphelan.net/intel-head-of-mobility-few-people-seem-to-want-to-use-a-mobile-phone-even-a-smartphone-to-get-at-all-their-online-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-497693 Thomas Geraghty Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:17:53 +0000 http://patphelan.net/?p=4758#comment-497693 I can't understand HOW someone in that position could come to that conclusion. Christ. I can’t understand HOW someone in that position could come to that conclusion. Christ.

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