Links for Thursday February 18^th, 2010

• Buzz launch wasn’t flawed, Google’s intentions are: Damning criticism of Google Buzz. For what it's worth, I've disabled Buzz on my account, after my experiments on launch day.

• Intel and Nokia making a mobile chip for phones, netbooks?: This could be interesting, if it proves to be true.

• Steve Jobs' Wall Street Journal Visit Reportedly Included Arguments Against Flash: Sounds good to me. I wish Steve would speak on this topic publically. I'm thinking, an "open letter on Flash". He might have to, if iPad owners start complaining about lack fo Flash.

• TUAW Exclusive: Aaron Patzer on the future of mobile finance, Mint.com, and Quicken on the Mac: It looks like there is a new version of Quicken coming to the Mac on February 25th, and based on this interview, it actually might not suck. Who knew?