Intel Discontinues the Intel Developer Forum; IDF17 Cancelled

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Post by randta » Mon, Apr 17, 2017, 3:48 PM UTC

Intel Discontinues the Intel Developer Forum; IDF17 Cancelled
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Re: Intel Discontinues the Intel Developer Forum; IDF17 Cancelled

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Post by m-p-3 » Mon, Apr 17, 2017, 4:00 PM UTC

I'm wondering why Intel is withdrawing so much of their money from different projects like this and OpenStack.

Maybe AMD is putting a lot of financial pressure on them, and they have to put more funds in R&D?

Re: Intel Discontinues the Intel Developer Forum; IDF17 Cancelled

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Post by agumonkey » Mon, Apr 17, 2017, 4:05 PM UTC

m-p-3 wrote: post #2

I'm wondering why Intel is withdrawing so much of their money from different projects like this and OpenStack. Maybe AMD is putting a lot of financial pressure on them, and they have to put more funds in R&D?

I'd be surprised if Intel needs to withdraw things in such a hurry. Aren't they still wealthy ? they could take the blow for a while, then react.

Also killing the IDF is not very developer / designer friendly. You're reducing the community vibe and life.

Re: Intel Discontinues the Intel Developer Forum; IDF17 Cancelled

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Post by puzzle » Mon, Apr 17, 2017, 4:08 PM UTC

agumonkey wrote: post #3

m-p-3 wrote: post #2

I'm wondering why Intel is withdrawing so much of their money from different projects like this and OpenStack. Maybe AMD is putting a lot of financial pressure on them, and they have to put more funds in R&D?

I'd be surprised if Intel needs to withdraw things in such a hurry. Aren't they still wealthy ? they could take the blow for a while, then react. Also killing the IDF is not very developer / designer friendly. You're reducing the community vibe and life.

To be fair, IDF was all over the place. I suspect I'm not the only one who felt that only a fraction of the talks were relevant to my interests. On the other hand, it was great for networking.

Re: Intel Discontinues the Intel Developer Forum; IDF17 Cancelled

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Post by leastangle » Mon, Apr 17, 2017, 4:16 PM UTC

puzzle wrote: post #4

agumonkey wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'd be surprised if Intel needs to withdraw things in such a hurry. Aren't they still wealthy ? they could take the blow for a while, then react. Also killing the IDF is not very developer / designer friendly. You're reducing the community vibe and life.

To be fair, IDF was all over the place. I suspect I'm not the only one who felt that only a fraction of the talks were relevant to my interests. On the other hand, it was great for networking.

Isn't that how most larger conferences are?

Re: Intel Discontinues the Intel Developer Forum; IDF17 Cancelled

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Post by kensai » Mon, Apr 17, 2017, 4:23 PM UTC

I think it's better for them. The IDF was used to showcase new products. If they have no new significant products to show, it's better not to summon anyone instead of getting the flak for introducing only minor evolutions as it has happened in the past few years with the (dying?) tick-tock model.

Re: Intel Discontinues the Intel Developer Forum; IDF17 Cancelled

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Post by pkaye » Mon, Apr 17, 2017, 4:26 PM UTC

I'm guessing these yearly conferences will fade away as Moore's Law falls apart and Intel and others will have a harder time coming up with something new to showcase every year. No longer can you rely on process shrinks to innovate.

Re: Intel Discontinues the Intel Developer Forum; IDF17 Cancelled

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Post by SadWebDeveloper » Mon, Apr 17, 2017, 4:29 PM UTC

Interesting move after "AMD Rizen" was launched, wonder how this is going to be viewed on the stock market.

Re: Intel Discontinues the Intel Developer Forum; IDF17 Cancelled

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Post by ghaff » Mon, Apr 17, 2017, 4:29 PM UTC

puzzle wrote: post #4

agumonkey wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'd be surprised if Intel needs to withdraw things in such a hurry. Aren't they still wealthy ? they could take the blow for a while, then react. Also killing the IDF is not very developer / designer friendly. You're reducing the community vibe and life.

To be fair, IDF was all over the place. I suspect I'm not the only one who felt that only a fraction of the talks were relevant to my interests. On the other hand, it was great for networking.

I used to attend IDF regularly and, while larger shows are always a bit of a grab bag, I do think that it used to have a more coherent identity than it did the last time I went a few years ago. It probably doesn't help that a lot of IDF talks are very low-level so if you're not directly involved, you're likely to be completely uninterested.

Re: Intel Discontinues the Intel Developer Forum; IDF17 Cancelled

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Post by puzzle » Mon, Apr 17, 2017, 4:33 PM UTC

leastangle wrote: post #5

puzzle wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To be fair, IDF was all over the place. I suspect I'm not the only one who felt that only a fraction of the talks were relevant to my interests. On the other hand, it was great for networking.

Isn't that how most larger conferences are?

True. That's the main reason, for example, that I didn't get a ticket to I/O. GCP Next had a lot more topics relevant to my interests, despite it having a more "commercial" or "salesy" feel to it. I/O seems to be mostly about Android and Firebase these days.