Intel is LOSING its DIGNITY - WAN Show July 14, 2017
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The WAN Show episode from July 14, 2017 centers on a controversial Intel slide deck and the broader competitive landscape between Intel and AMD. The hosts discuss why Intel’s official presentation appears to “glue together” multiple dies and to overstate strengths in ways that strike the audience as disingenuous. They frame the discussion as a reflection on corporate messaging in a market that has just seen AMD re-emerge with competitive products like Ryzen and Threadripper. The opening segment sets the tone with light humor about aging and show dynamics, then quickly pivots to the core topic: a slide deck from Intel that juxtaposes AMD’s Naples/EPYC servers with Intel’s Xeon offerings, and the questionable validity of some claimed advantages. The conversation emphasizes how slide design, baseline definitions, and cherry-picked data can mislead viewers about real-world performance and software ecosystem maturity. Throughout, the hosts insist that strong, honest marketing is possible even in fierce competition, but they critique the deck for seeming to sacrifice dignity for biased framing. They also note the broader industry context, including AMD’s competitive moves, and hint at how such marketing choices can affect trust among customers and enthusiasts.
Topics · technology · hardware · industry-analysis
Questions answered
- Why did the WAN Show criticize Intel's slide deck as potentially deceptive?
- Because the panel argued that some comparisons were cherry-picked, baselines were unclear, and the depiction of Intel’s ecosystem and glued dies did not transparently reflect real architecture and software support.
- What AMD products were highlighted as competitive threats to Intel?
- AMD’s Ryzen desktop CPUs and Threadripper high-core-count processors were discussed as part of AMD’s improved competitive position, alongside Naples/EPYC in the server space.