Rant: Responsible news posting...

I have seen XBitLabs post about "Dell Drops Intel Viiv in Favour of AMD Live!", below is an exceprt and I added emphasis.

The world’s largest maker of personal computers (PCs), Dell, and its fully-owned subsidiary Alienware have announced their first breed of AMD Live! PCs designed for living rooms. The notable fact about the new computers by Dell is that it no longer offers Intel Viiv platform-based computers, which are direct rivals for the Live!.

Of course, this isn't true and where did XBitLabs get this "news"? Maybe at c|net, but the article states "not promoting" but still supports the platform from Chipzilla.

How can I say it's not true? Well, I've seen several postings already that Dell* still sell and not ignoring Chipzilla's digital home platform. Take [H]'s posting for example:

Dell NOT Snubbing Viiv

The folks over at Dell let me know that the story I linked yesterday is inaccurate. Dell is not snubbing Viiv and the reason for the so called “missing Viiv” information is because of a simple site redesign. Dang, another conspiracy theory down the drain. wink

The reason Viiv is currently less prominent on our site is simply a function of our recent site redesign. One of the final details that the team is working on is to replace the Viiv logos and educational content on the new site. Those should be in place in the next few days, and in plenty of time to help holiday shoppers learn more about Viiv.

And then there's the dreaded INQ (eeeew) posting:

SUBJECT: Dell Does Sell Viiv

I'd like to clarify Dell's position on Viiv. We do sell Viiv-enabled systems, all of which feature the Core2Duo processor. Our Dimension E520 and XPS410 are the two most popular models we sell.

The reason Viiv is currently less prominent on our site is simply a function of our recent site redesign. One of the final details that the team is tending to is replacing the Viiv logos and educational content on the new site.

Those should be in place in the next few days, and in plenty of time to help holiday shoppers learn more about Viiv.

I'd be grateful if you could help us set this story straight.

Thanks in advance.

Ira Williams
Dell

Till next, hopefully, we'll get to see more responsible and accurate news posting from reputable sites. They aren't regular Blog sites, they are promininent sites and making such baseless posting isn't nice.