This is bullcrap

http://news.com.com/Intels+mantra+ [...] 38282.html

Skype caps the number of conference callers to 5 on AMD based systems, but allows up to 10 on intel based systems. It's a marketing deal with Intel.

I'm usually the first one to say "it's a private company, they can do whatever they want." But in this particular instance it's a really, really bad decision. They're cutting off their own noses. No one is going to buy an frigin intel based system simply because it supports up to 10 callers on skype.

Companies like skype are a dime a dozen, even if eBay owns them. If AMD users can't get what they want from Skype, they'll go elsewhere. Skype can count that in their loss column.

The only person(s) this is bad for is the consumer.

-mpjesse

What is Skype? Just kidding.

I totally agree with you man. I just don't agree with the thought of Hey, use our products and we'll give you more! Just another stupid idea from Intels wonderful marketing dept.

Skype is teh gay. Last thing you want to do as a corporation is piss off a bunch of fanboys of any side...
This is a pretty dumb move on the part of Intel as well, this makes AMD's lawsuit look all the more legimate (which I think does actually have some truth to it).
Anyway, screw Skype. I use Teamspeak over that anyday

Not to question any of your opinion.. but how many time have you actually confrenced with more than 5 people?

Gamers for starters (specifically, multiplayer gamers). I know moderators on every major hardware forum uses skype as well.

It's like conference calling.

-mpjesse

dvddiddy, you make AMD users look bad as you are a simply biased consumer. anyway, skype will get it in the ass for this.

yeah they'll be raped by a gang of clowns too right in the ass so hard it'll come out there nose!

The thing is Intel has been useing marketing plans like this for years going back to the beginning of pentium 4 they new back then that there p3 was only just faster then AMD and they had new tec in p4 so useing a biger engin and the so called new and better tecnolegy brought in more sales mhz for mhz AMD was more aficiant and faster
and they did atack the shops even here in Australia a shop i go to was once amd for overclockers even though back then there were overheating problems but still people bought the products
now they are intel orientated in sales and aparently the money is more with buisness pacedge deals
look at apple they are going Intel
Dell has always been Intel
It is the way of big buisness its a cut throat game
envidia is the same they buy up componeys for there tecnolegy so they can sprout a better product
Arigonaly the leaders in graphics were 3dfx ATI and something -labs
and now envidia are the biggest all through marceting and buy ups
I am not an AMD or ATI freek i reserch the best and then i purchace
i have owned several intel as well as countless envida products and yes i am going to try out the cross fire system only on a hoby overclocking point of view
All i can say is keep the faith and dont sercome to there antics buy for what you want not for what they want
Gazza

Once again Intel going nasty (they always were).

This is more proof that Intel needs to do these kind of stuff to keep "competitive" against AMD.

I believe they've said something like "If our processors are no match to theirs, then, let's lock them in the software side."

nonsense. This is like asking "Would u buy all the junk food of McDon***'s if we put sweet monkeis selling it?!" or something like that...

WEIRD!

,,

Yowzors, those charts make me feel like I am using a supercomputer!

i have blue jeans... what's the big deal?

I don't know much about this stuff. I have both intel and amd, but I just don't like the fact that Intel is trying to kick out all competition especially AMD. Does Intel feel threatened with AMD or they can just do what they want and bully other company because they're big and all? Personally, I feel that intel is monopolizing, but like I said don't much about this issue. I just hope this can be resolve and both side could run their company in peace.

can always use vent

I don't really think that "Skype" is all that big a deal anyways. There are more Internet conferencing programs out there that alot of MMORPG players use.

I currently use Teamspeak (for some games), Ventrilo for others... etc..

If Skype wants to limit itself like that no one will use it, why? Because the 15 year olds parents don't build them P4 Extreme edition machines, instead they get E-machines computers and most likely the lower end and they plop a vid card in it.

In which case ALOT of those are AMD based.
My two cents.