Intel appears to think the laptop being powered by it’s rival AMD’s CPUs is a really bad idea. But not on any persuasive technical argument, no.

Intel’s Craig Barrett feels it’s because the laptop doesn’t address local needs.. ya’ know.. because there’s a huge difference in what a laptop can do based on market.

It doesn’t sound like he put a lot of thought in that one.. the laptop in question is powered by a crank and was designed by the boys & girls at MIT for poor rural environments. Although it won’t be playing Quake 4 fon small rural farms. So maybe he’s right.