Google to feature Dilbert sketches
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The infamous office worker Dilbert, created by Scott Adams, will appear in a daily sketch with his cartoon office mates as they attempt to redesign the Google logo. ``This partnership exceeded my wildest dreams,'' said Adams. ``I hoped I would get a free Google shirt, and I got three of them -- plus a mug.''
Google co-founder Sergey Brin, a Dilbert fan, came up with the idea. ``He wanted to work with him in any way,'' said Google spokeswoman Eileen Rodriguez. ``It was something fun, and Scott shares the spirit of our culture at Google.''
Adams is not getting paid for his story line or drawings, which will conclude Friday. Nor is the Google logo being changed by the company -- no matter what new design Dilbert and his buddies come up with. ``The purpose is to be fun and have some spontaneity,'' said Rodriguez. ``We're hoping it will be well-received by our users.''
Sounds Fast
Intel decided to go with the 128KB cache size in order to deliver the 1.7-GHz Celeron at a desired price point, says company spokesperson George Alfs. It's notable that the decision also helps keep the performance of the fastest Celeron chip distinctly lower than P4 chips.
Analysts say consumers should not be amused.
"I think Intel's handling of [this] Celeron represents a complete disregard for its customers," says Kevin Krewell, senior analyst at MicroDesign Resources. "The 128KB of L2 cache is simply Intel crippling the processor's performance to make the latest Pentium 4 look better. It would be like going to a car dealer and finding that the economy car has only half the cylinders enabled."
Most 1.7-GHz Celeron systems will ship with Intel's just-announced 845GL chip set, which offers the same integrated graphics technology as the new 845G--except, notably, no upgrade graphics upgrade path for users.
When the 1.7-GHz Celeron systems ship, vendors will also offer PCs based on a new version of the old-style Celeron running at 1.4 GHz. Although it uses the old 100-MHz frontside bus, it retains the 256KB Level 2 cache, so PCs powered by this chip should outperform systems equipped with the new 1.7-GHz Celeron, Krewell says.
This means that if you want a sub-$1000 system based on an Intel chip, the 1.4-GHz Celeron may be a smarter option than the 1.7-GHz version.
AMD had its own competitive value chip, the Duron. But recently, the company announced it will discontinue its Duron processor, opting instead to offer its popular Athlon processor across the price spectrum.