Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/16/opteron_outrage/
US firm vies for Opteron packaging excess crown
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Posted in Bootnotes, 16th December 2008 12:16 GMT
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Aboxalypse now The Register excessive packaging monitoring sub-committee is obliged to Jay Coleman who earlier this week sent photographic evidence of how US firm CDW has made its pitch for the "Opteron overkill" crown in the "chip-in-big-box" category of cardboard outrages against Mother Earth:
Aboxalypse Now regulars will, of course, recall the HP lone DIMM scandal [1], one of a series of shockers which began when we received proof [2] of the company's commitment to destroy the planet.
Concerned readers are, of course, cordially invited to email me pics of further environmental catastrophes, right here [3]. Snaps of solitary Flash memory cards enshrouded in bubblewrap and placed in a crate so large it has to be winched down to the customer from a helicopter are particularly welcome. ®