Intel drops WiFi access point tech from Grantsdale chipset for desktops

Given that you can pick up a wireless base station for something like $20 now (we can't wait until stores start offering them free after rebate just to get people in the door), it turns out that Intel's whole notion of putting WiFi access point functionality into their Grantsdale chipset for desktops wasn't such a hot idea and they've quietly dropped the whole thing. Can't say we'll miss it, since it's already not that hard to turn a desktop or a laptop with WiFi into a makeshift hotspot if you really want to.