New Intel chip won't run the economy any faster
Paul Boutin · 11/17/08 03:40PM![](http://d20hvt89h2l7r8.cloudfront.net/18m7w4k7jwzxugif/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.gif)
Intel launched its new Core i7 chip today. John Markoff's behind-the-scenes report in the Times is a good alternative to the technical-stats posts you can Google up anywhere. Intel — and several thousand miserable business reporters — want to spin Core i7 as as a sign of new hope for the tech industry's future. Truth is, there are three reasons Core i7 can't save us all:Forrester CEO George Colony listed them last week: