|
Dell sells AMD Opterons through back door
But it's an uphill struggle
DELL IS KNOWN for its stance on AMD, or its lack of a stance on AMD. The power games, wishy washy statements and brinksmanship are getting very old and dull, and there is little that is fact publicly available.
We all know the drill, you call Dell, it gives you one of 12 standard blow off lines, and half heartedly tries to convince you that you don't want Opterons, contrary to the reason you called Dell in the first place.
The 64-bit question is however, what does it tell you if you are serious? Well, if it thinks you mean business, and you have something that makes it think twice before blowing you off, it will try a little harder. A corporate account with a buying history does nicely, and with that in mind, an intrepid reader asked nicely, and got a response.
First, Dell tried the old SWAT lines - company reliability and stability. That didn't work. Then Dell tried to throw out a few benchmarks, and that got no further, but the benchmarks are incredibly funny. More on those later. Lastly, it passed the buck to Intel and said the person should call Intel for a better brainwashing on its vision and roadmaps. None of this worked, most likely because of the benchmarks that some sales brainchild sent to the customer. Look at these two screencaps.
Source:
The INQ!
|
Linear Mode
