Comments on: The Inmates are Running the Asylum http://www.aelon.net/2006/01/the-inmates-are-running-the-asylum/ Random babblings from a few digitally inclined people Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:14:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Cyrris http://www.aelon.net/2006/01/the-inmates-are-running-the-asylum/#comment-1694 Mon, 16 Jan 2006 05:59:55 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2006/01/the-inmates-are-running-the-asylum/#comment-1694 Well, it get's stupider. <a href="http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/01/15/intel_drops_pentium_brand/" rel="nofollow">Intel has decided to drop the "Pentium" name</a> from their future products and just call them by ambiguous nonsensical terms. <blockquote> Sources indicated that Intel will drop the Pentium name without making a major announcement, but simply transition to processor names such as "Intel D 920" or "Intel 672" without introducing a new brand. Apparently, the transition is planned to begin in the immediate future. The company declined to comment on the possibly fading Pentium brand</blockquote> People like saying the word "Pentium". Even after a decade it still sounds cool. These guys have completely lost the plot. Well, it get’s stupider.

Intel has decided to drop the “Pentium” name from their future products and just call them by ambiguous nonsensical terms.

Sources indicated that Intel will drop the Pentium name without making a major announcement, but simply transition to processor names such as “Intel D 920″ or “Intel 672″ without introducing a new brand. Apparently, the transition is planned to begin in the immediate future. The company declined to comment on the possibly fading Pentium brand

People like saying the word “Pentium”. Even after a decade it still sounds cool. These guys have completely lost the plot.

]]> by: Ice-Tea http://www.aelon.net/2006/01/the-inmates-are-running-the-asylum/#comment-1682 Mon, 09 Jan 2006 16:24:26 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2006/01/the-inmates-are-running-the-asylum/#comment-1682 I'd say your perspective is a bit too much one-sided. They had a pretty shitty generation of desktop CPU's. They, including engineering, choose the wrong route, AMD got it right. A comparison with Sony may be a bit premature. Only time will tell, but maybe it's more like an nVidia tale. After one generation of underperforming GPU's, they are now competitive or better. I'd say we wait another generation to call for a judgement. I’d say your perspective is a bit too much one-sided. They had a pretty shitty generation of desktop CPU’s. They, including engineering, choose the wrong route, AMD got it right. A comparison with Sony may be a bit premature. Only time will tell, but maybe it’s more like an nVidia tale. After one generation of underperforming GPU’s, they are now competitive or better. I’d say we wait another generation to call for a judgement.

]]> by: Head881 http://www.aelon.net/2006/01/the-inmates-are-running-the-asylum/#comment-1680 Fri, 06 Jan 2006 06:12:04 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2006/01/the-inmates-are-running-the-asylum/#comment-1680 Just touching on marketing... Has anyone else seen the commercials for the PSP featuring rodents with "urban" vocal stylings and dustballs with "la raza" vocal stylings? Sony has name recognition. They hardly even use it in these commercials. What's worse is these commercials don't mention all the media features of the PSP, nor do they really talk about the games, just cheese you can listen to outside or guns shooting love potion...which now that I write it up, looks disturbingly like gross sexual innuendo coming from a dustbunny. Anyway, I don't think either company has any idea how to leverage their brand names in the face of stiff competition. Did Sony seriously believe Apple would be no threat, or that they would just waltz in and take the handheld market from the strangle-hold of Nintendo, without serious marketing muscle? Same goes for Intel, the last time...the only time I upgraded/built my computer, I was looking at Intel vs. AMD, and the clear choice, based solely on economics, was AMD. Five years later, and the choice is STILL clear cut. What has Intel been doing? Releasing thousand dollar processors that don't perform as well as rival processors at half the cost. I'm rambling. It's late, and I'm tired. I'll wrap up. Neither Sony nor Intel has built a better mousetrap in years. To top it off, you are absolutely correct the marketing suits are running the companies, and as anyone whose read two strips of Dilbert will know, marketing is generally full of retards who know nothing about their product. Just touching on marketing…

Has anyone else seen the commercials for the PSP featuring rodents with “urban” vocal stylings and dustballs with “la raza” vocal stylings? Sony has name recognition. They hardly even use it in these commercials.

What’s worse is these commercials don’t mention all the media features of the PSP, nor do they really talk about the games, just cheese you can listen to outside or guns shooting love potion…which now that I write it up, looks disturbingly like gross sexual innuendo coming from a dustbunny.

Anyway, I don’t think either company has any idea how to leverage their brand names in the face of stiff competition. Did Sony seriously believe Apple would be no threat, or that they would just waltz in and take the handheld market from the strangle-hold of Nintendo, without serious marketing muscle?

Same goes for Intel, the last time…the only time I upgraded/built my computer, I was looking at Intel vs. AMD, and the clear choice, based solely on economics, was AMD. Five years later, and the choice is STILL clear cut. What has Intel been doing? Releasing thousand dollar processors that don’t perform as well as rival processors at half the cost.

I’m rambling. It’s late, and I’m tired. I’ll wrap up. Neither Sony nor Intel has built a better mousetrap in years. To top it off, you are absolutely correct the marketing suits are running the companies, and as anyone whose read two strips of Dilbert will know, marketing is generally full of retards who know nothing about their product.

]]> by: Hardflip http://www.aelon.net/2006/01/the-inmates-are-running-the-asylum/#comment-1679 Thu, 05 Jan 2006 19:39:40 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2006/01/the-inmates-are-running-the-asylum/#comment-1679 Sony's pricing is killing them. My Dad, who is the electronics purchaser in this house, has always gone with Sony in the past 10 years, simply because of their quality, and the way their products look - you're not going to buy some ugly-ass 42" TV for your front room, are you? But with companies like Samsung being cheaper, and having just as sexy designs on their DVD Players/TVs, I can see Sony having to change. I hope they do it quick too, since I doubt they'll make significant amounts of money from the PS3 if they want to fend off Microsoft, who have a limitless supply of money. Sony’s pricing is killing them. My Dad, who is the electronics purchaser in this house, has always gone with Sony in the past 10 years, simply because of their quality, and the way their products look - you’re not going to buy some ugly-ass 42″ TV for your front room, are you?

But with companies like Samsung being cheaper, and having just as sexy designs on their DVD Players/TVs, I can see Sony having to change. I hope they do it quick too, since I doubt they’ll make significant amounts of money from the PS3 if they want to fend off Microsoft, who have a limitless supply of money.

]]> by: Holliday http://www.aelon.net/2006/01/the-inmates-are-running-the-asylum/#comment-1678 Thu, 05 Jan 2006 18:30:55 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2006/01/the-inmates-are-running-the-asylum/#comment-1678 I really like Sony as a company. Usually their products are high quality and high specs. However, I think Sony really sunk themselves with HDTVs. They were also the last in the game for HDTVs and if you look at any sony HDTV it is about $700+ more expensive than all of the others. I haven't purchased any Sony electronics in a long time purely because their prices are just outrageous. With so many companies getting tech branches and putting out quality products for inexpensive prices its hard to shell out so much for the Sony name. They have also sunk a lot of money into this Cell tech with no payback yet. The PS3 just may be Sony's savior because their electronics sure as hell aren't cutting it. As for intel I've never owned one. I care little for the company since I have built my computers since the Voodoo 3 days. AMD was always inexpensive and more than suitable. Now AMD leads the pack and are still less expensive. I personally think the logo change is pretty lame. I wouldn't have noticed if it wasn't pointed out in an article. I really like Sony as a company. Usually their products are high quality and high specs. However, I think Sony really sunk themselves with HDTVs. They were also the last in the game for HDTVs and if you look at any sony HDTV it is about $700+ more expensive than all of the others. I haven’t purchased any Sony electronics in a long time purely because their prices are just outrageous. With so many companies getting tech branches and putting out quality products for inexpensive prices its hard to shell out so much for the Sony name.

They have also sunk a lot of money into this Cell tech with no payback yet. The PS3 just may be Sony’s savior because their electronics sure as hell aren’t cutting it.

As for intel I’ve never owned one. I care little for the company since I have built my computers since the Voodoo 3 days. AMD was always inexpensive and more than suitable. Now AMD leads the pack and are still less expensive. I personally think the logo change is pretty lame. I wouldn’t have noticed if it wasn’t pointed out in an article.

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