Originally posted by: boe
Originally posted by: Idontcare
Uh...I'd say you are very much confused on the terms as you continue to insist they mean the same when they do not.
Released != Volume Shipping
Now I'm confused - I'm familiar with <>, =, => etc - what does != is that some sort of spanish math notation?
So if I say I'm releasing the new Acura TL in January of 2008 but only ship one - all year - would you consider that releasing it. Technically you did release it and I understand what the difference is between releasing and volume shipping but if they even were ramping up and released 100 in january - 500 in February, 1000 in March - I can see it as being released but if they released 5 samples in 3 months -I don't exactly call that released as I consider engineering samples little more than prototypes.
!= means "does not equal"
The disconnect I see here is that you have a set expectation (perhaps unrealistic expectation?) of what the timeline ought to look like in a manufacturer going from "product released" to "product shipping in volume".
I am not here to judge whether your expectations are reasonable or unreasonable. This is a personal preference that each consumer gets to decide and it is up to Intel marketing to change your mind. Personally I think Intel is doing the smart thing, from all aspects of their business model.
However, clearly Intel holds itself to different expectations than yours as Intel seems ok with their current timeline for transitioning from "released" to "volume shipping".
This does not make them a liar, but it can cause frustration in consumers no doubt as it raises the perception of intentional foot-dragging and profit milking. (which is what they should
always be doing unless they want to defraud their shareholders of increased stock value)