Optane ran for close to a decade (announced in 2015, but in development since 2012). It first shipped in 2017, and the last order date is end of December 2023.
Blockscale was announced in June 2022, so has lasted less than a year. It first shipped in Q3 2022 and last order date is October 2023.
And what is shameful about a company choosing to focus on a market segment where they think they can make more money? I have no interest in cryptocurrency, but Intel thought they could make some money there. That how a free market system works.
I was using this definition of the word shame, #3 in my electronic dictionary. "An unfortunate development." I was not trying to say that what Intel did is shameful.
Intel is a company, it's a money-making machine. Of course they'll stop developing anything innovative if it can't make them their money back within the patent expiration timeframe.
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Threska - Wednesday, April 19, 2023 - link
Intel showing Google the way to EOL things.ballsystemlord - Wednesday, April 19, 2023 - link
It's a shame that Intel prefers mining tech to Optane, which they canceled a while ago.beaker7 - Wednesday, April 19, 2023 - link
the article is literally about them EOLing their mining chipsboozed - Wednesday, April 19, 2023 - link
I think the point is that the mining chips inexplicably lasted longer than Optaneballsystemlord - Wednesday, April 19, 2023 - link
Exactly my point!edzieba - Thursday, April 20, 2023 - link
Which would be a terrible point, being wrong:Optane ran for close to a decade (announced in 2015, but in development since 2012). It first shipped in 2017, and the last order date is end of December 2023.
Blockscale was announced in June 2022, so has lasted less than a year. It first shipped in Q3 2022 and last order date is October 2023.
By any measure, 6 years > 1 year.
PreacherEddie - Thursday, April 20, 2023 - link
And what is shameful about a company choosing to focus on a market segment where they think they can make more money? I have no interest in cryptocurrency, but Intel thought they could make some money there. That how a free market system works.ballsystemlord - Thursday, April 20, 2023 - link
I was using this definition of the word shame, #3 in my electronic dictionary. "An unfortunate development."I was not trying to say that what Intel did is shameful.
Wereweeb - Thursday, April 20, 2023 - link
Intel is a company, it's a money-making machine. Of course they'll stop developing anything innovative if it can't make them their money back within the patent expiration timeframe.