[108079] in Cypherpunks
RE: Intel's Master Plan - 'Wired for Management'
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Richard Hornbeck)
Wed Feb 3 18:10:04 1999
From: "Richard Hornbeck" <rhornbec@counsel.com>
To: "Tom Vogt" <tv@wlwonline.de>
Cc: <cypherpunks@cyberpass.net>
Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 05:09:59 -0600
In-Reply-To: <36B83ACE.6A0AEF47@wlwonline.de>
Reply-To: "Richard Hornbeck" <rhornbec@counsel.com>
Tom:
I agree. It is interesting to note that Intel sees the world as made up of
computers, and not customers. It doesn't seem to realize that most private
individuals (customers) have no need to be constantly linked together,
especially when this linkage enables unknown entities to snoop around their
computer and potentially cause them injury.
More important, Intel doesn't seem to mind that the features it is touting
won't work! (Or, perhaps it has invented a new standard for measuring
whether or not a product 'works.' If someone will buy it, it works!)
Richard
> Richard Hornbeck wrote:
> > "We want the industry to move toward three things: easy to use;
> instantly
> > available; and always connected," Barrett said.
>
> this is what I consider problematic. he's talking about a status, not an
> ability. it's not "the ability to be connected" but being connected at
> all times, whether I want it or not.
>
>
