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submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by cosecantphi@hexbear.net to c/technology@hexbear.net

Recent example is Intel dropping the i from their CPU branding. What was an Intel Core i7 is now an "Intel Core Ultra 7". This is a bizarre choice. The i3, i5, and i7 branding is very much a household name, and they're just throwing that away.

Infinitely worse, they've also thrown out their low end Pentium and Celeron CPU branding. Now they're simply calling them all a generic "Intel Processor". What the actual fuck? People avoid Pentiums and Celerons because they're widely regarded the absolute bottom of the silicon barrel. Now instead of "don't get a Celeron, it's practically e-waste" it's going to be "don't get an INTEL PROCESSOR, it's practically e-waste". Holy shit.

A bunch of rich fucking failchildren got paid the big bucks for these ideas meanwhile I'm making min wage working infinitely harder while actually producing a non-negative surplus value for my employer to steal.

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[-] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 7 months ago

I find that the marketing teams inside tech companies have a way of becoming career whirlpools that lock in some people and fling others out. The ones that get flung out are the ones that make waves (I apologize for this strained analogy).

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