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英特爾週四發出一封更正函,收回該公司主管在台北IDF(英特爾開發者大會)上砲轟蘋果iPhone連網能力不佳的說法。
這封更正函很難不令人認為是針對蘋果與ARM的正式道歉,英特爾主管Shane Wall 與 Pankaj Kedia 本週在台北IDF上砲轟蘋果iPhone與ARM晶片,經媒體報導後,引發市場注目。當時兩人表示「ARM晶片無法處理網際網路功能」、iPhone若「採用英特爾Atom晶片,性能一定更好」云云。
不過週四下午,英特爾負責低耗能晶片大總管阿南(Anand Chandrasekher)在Intel's Chip Shots部落格則推翻原先兩位同事的說法,坦承目前低耗能x86處理器的耗電性能其實還比不上ARM夥伴所生產的智慧手機(耗電性能是智慧手機的最重要設計指標。)他還說,主管在台灣的發言十分不恰當,他們不應該針對特定客戶的設計去做評斷。
以下是原文:
「 Anand Chandrasekher issued a correction on comments made by members of his team yesterday at Intel's Developer Forum in Taiwan. As general manager of the Group responsible for Intel's ultra-mobility products, he acknowledged that Intel's low-power Atom processor does not yet match the battery life characteristics of the ARM processor in a phone form factor; and, that while Intel does have plans on the books to get us to be competitive in the ultra low power domain - we are not there as yet. Secondly, Apple's iPhone offering is an extremely innovative product that enables new and exciting market opportunities. The statements made in Taiwan were inappropriate, and Intel representatives should not have been commenting on specific customer designs.」
哇。
蘋果先前就已經表明不看好x86處理器在行動領域的發展,該公司今年初買下P.A. Semi,開始研發ARM核心的處理器,以便未來用在iPhone與iPod Touch。蘋果此舉形同告知英特爾不想等Moorestown產品了。
英特爾先前雖然會抨擊ARM晶片,但還不至於在公開場合點名採用ARM晶片的智慧手機,比如iPhone。現在我們知道為什麼了,因為聽說有位蘋果高層人士跟某位英特爾高層人士是很麻吉的好朋友,這位蘋果高層對於iPhone此時在熱賣時機,聽到英特爾這種潑冷水的說法會十分不滿。
這封道歉函也引發外界好奇,究竟蘋果與英特爾(合作剛滿三年)今年的關係究竟如何?(請繼續下一頁分析)
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