Intel Unveils World's Best Processor says an Intel press release, released yesterday.
"The Core 2 Duo processors are simply the best processors in the world," said Paul Otellini, president and CEO of Intel. "Not since Intel introduced the Pentium® processor has the industry seen the heart of the computer reinvented like this. The Core 2 Duo desktop processor is an energy-efficient marvel, packing 291 million transistors yet consuming 40 percent lower power, while delivering the performance needed for the applications of today and tomorrow."
Google News has more than 400 stories, such as Speedier Intel Chips Take Aim at AMD in the LA Times. I covered it yesterday, ahead of the launch, in Intel raises the bar as AMD drops prices in chip battle.
Comment: This was the first major Intel chip launch to cover pretty much the whole PC industry, including Apple. More than 550 Windows PC manufacturers have signed up, but I'm told Apple didn't show up on stage at the press do in California. There's no reason why it should: it's not taking Intel's marketing money and putting bongs in its Mac ads. Steve Jobs will probably get far more press coverage than Intel-plus-550-PC firms by making exactly the same announcement separately, perhaps on August 7.
