Qualcomm Says Eight-Core Processors Are Dumb

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Following rival MediaTek's announcement of plans to release an eight-core processor in the fourth quarter, Qualcomm has declared eight-core processors 'dumb'. (http://www.itworld.com/hardware/367591/qualcomm-calls-out-eight-core-processors-dumb) 'You can't take eight lawnmower engines, put them together and now claim you have an eight-cylinder Ferrari. It just doesn't make sense,' Qualcomm's senior vice president Anand Chandrasekher said, according to a transcript (http://www.scribd.com/doc/157594922/Meeting-Minutes-Anand-Chandrasekher-0730-Taiwan-Media-Roundtable) of his comments to Taiwan media provided on Friday. Asked whether Qualcomm would one day launch its own octa-core processor, Chandrasekher said, 'We don't do dumb things.'"

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