| Final-Fan said: I'm just put off by the attitude of "you can't HANDLE the truth!" that (IMO) lies at the bottom of your impulse to hide these facts. It's better, I think, to just say (when you think someone uninformed will be looking), "You can't directly compare two different types of processor by looking at the GHz, cores, etc. You have to look at performance. That's true of AMD vs. Intel, and extra double true of AMD/Intel vs. Cell." It's simple, it's true (right?), and it doesn't treat people like children. |
I never said people couldn't handle the truth. I said it was misleading for those who aren't software/hardware engineers to call the Cell an "8-core" CPU, when it's a very different animal compared to traditional consumer-level multi-core CPUs. Just as it's misleading for companies to state that a 22" monitor is "HD", even though it doesn't really support 720p or 1080i/p... just something "almost" 720p.
I even stated that you made a good point, i.e. - that the "numbers" of supposedly similar products could be misleading.
I guess I'm just put off by the attitude that the motivation of others can be uncovered by inference, i.e. - that I "treat people like children", have an impulse to "hide facts", etc.
EDIT: removing angry statement at the end.
