Ed,

I will reply directly to your blog, but felt this was also worth sharing at Icrontic.

If your main argument is that its unprofessional to be a little "snarky", I think we should all grow a thicker skin. Intel is the giant of the semi conductor industry, I am certain that they have a thick enough skin to handle a "snarky" comment from time to time. I also think we are all smart enough to gauge what that means to us in terms of any brands image.

As a consumer, what I really want from someone like Patrick Moorhead, is for him to be himself. Have a pulse, have a soul, have the guts to say something unpopular from time to time. Personally I think its exciting that because of twitter, I now have access to a VP level corporate executive at a company that I find exciting. A few company's are doing this now, with various rules of engagement. Personally, I like AMD's approach. That being said, I have no direct expectations for Patrick outside of him being honest, which I believe he strives to do. There is something to be said for taking a risk in connecting with the community that butters your bread. It can backfire, and AMD knows it, but they choose to peel back the corporate onion and let these smart talented people engage the audience on their own terms. There is something to be said for that. You know what your getting with a company that takes that approach.

In an attempt to outreach to Intel I contacted their social media strategist via twitter. To be fair, Brian Rhodes may have been under the impression that I was trying to ambush him, because frankly, my editorial is slanted as pro AMD. That being said, he took no risk in engaging me, instead just supplied the sterile link to their published strategy. I asked if he would be willing to have an expert at AMD engage in the battery life discussion that we may roll out on the forum here. He has not responded.

Why are you a bad guy if you value honesty over sensitivity? Why is that unprofessional, especially if what your saying has merit, and I believe what AMD is saying in the battery life argument has allot of merit.

Ed, are you honestly saying that irreverent bloggers are the only people in the world allowed to exhibit some raw uncensored humanity?