[spideymans]

Their comment isn't disingenuous - that's just how a regular, normal, non hardware nerd would most likely interpret Intel's branding. Bigger number = faster, as far as consumers are concerned. If you understand the i3/i5/i7/i9 tiers, you're in a small minority.

[flywheel]

I guess this isn't really "hacker news" then, because I would expect just about any "hacker" would know the difference.