Strange partnership between Intel & Skype

 

Intel and Skype have teamed up to provide 10-way conference calls and video calls. The catch is that you must have a computer with an Intel processor utilizing their latest technology, such as their dual-core chips. Is it really necessary to have a dual-core processor to handle a 10-way VoIP conference call? I doubt it. And why not allow support for AMD's dual-cores? Both Intel and Skype are justifiably catching a lot of heat over this. Read more about their marriage here.