Posted on 03/08/2010 2:37:51 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
They aren’t actual, functioning chips, just a piece of plastic moulded in the shape of a chip.
Counterfeit Intel CPU Saga Comes to a Close
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This is hopefully our last installment of covering this debacle. We cover where we were right and where we were misinformed.
Newegg has sent HardOCP the following statement.
Hi Kyle,
Following is Newegg.com's official statement reguarding the Intel shipping story:
"Newegg is currently conducting a thorough investigation surrounding recent shipments of questionable Intel Core i7-920 CPUs purchased from Newegg.com.
Initial information we received from our supplier, IPEX, stated that they had mistakenly shipped us "demo units." We have since come to discover the CPUs were counterfeit and are terminating our relationship with this supplier. Contrary to any speculation, D&H Distributing is not the vendor that supplied us with the Intel Core i7-920 CPUs in question.
Newegg’s top priority is to proactively reach out to all customers who may have been affected to ensure their absolute satisfaction. We have already sent out a number of replacement units and are doing everything in our power to resolve the matter promptly and with the least amount of inconvenience to our customers.
We have always taken pride in providing an exceptional experience for each customer, and we apologize for any inconvenience to our valued customers. We take matters like this extremely seriously, and are working in close cooperation with Intel and the appropriate law enforcement authorities to thoroughly investigate this incident."
Thanks,
Scott Meaney
DBA Public Relations
We are extremely happy to see Newegg come clean in this instance and we hope to see it continue to provide great customer service to the enthusiast that use its services.
Now onto a more pointed issue and let me requote from the above statement.
Contrary to any speculation, D&H Distributing is not the vendor that supplied us with the Intel Core i7-920 CPUs in question.
At no time did HardOCP speculate as to what company was supplying the counterfeit processors to Newegg. Our source that informed us of the supplier being D&H Distributing came from within Newegg's organization. We belived the information to be accurate and reported it to our readers. Newegg is stating that IPEX shipped it the counterfeit processors. I am not sure as to why we would get conflicting information, and we will further investigate that.
At this time we offer our apologies to D&H Distributing for naming it as the supplying distributor. HardOCP was simply reporting the information that we believed to be accurate. We would NEVER "speculate" on something of this nature, as there is NOTHING for us to gain by misinforming our readers. We will be investigating further as to why we were misinformed on this detail.
Again, my apologies to D&H Distributing. Our number one goal at HardOCP is to provide our readers with accurate reporting.
HardOCP said: “HardOCP was simply reporting the information that we believed to be accurate.”
Unfortunately, that’s not good enough. Kyle, the owner of HardOCP, did not call NewEgg to verify the distributor. He didn’t even call the supposed distributor. He heard a rumor from someone that works at NewEgg and proceeded to make slanderous accusations.
This is what happens when you believe that you can get “news” from anyone with a blog or website. The owner of HardOCP sounds very contrite for a guy that 48 hours ago was VERY VERY sure of his facts. I mean, look at how many of you just automatically assumed that anyone issueing a Cease and Desist order meant they were guilty.
Unsubstantiated rumor mongering causes harm to the reputation and bottom line of a perfectly innocent corporation. D&H could sue his ass to oblivion, but they probably won’t.
Oh, and this “I was just reporting what someone else said” BS doesn’t fly. It’s a trick that the MSM plays all day long and its just as reprehensible on small websites as it is on NBC News.
Oh, look. Suddenly no more posts about crying babies and shyster lawyers and countersueing for defamation. (Btw, ya can’t countersue if you haven’t been sued.)
So the moral of the story is: Know what you’re talking about before running off half-cocked and doing damage to a perfectly innocent person or company.
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