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Originally Posted by ephemera
...it's all Intel.
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When the marketplace only has one vendor, we are completely at their mercy in terms of both pricing & willingness to innovate.
Just remember that a decade ago we had DEC, HP, & Motorola in the chip business, but Intel's predatory practices were major factors in the demise of these companies by hiring key developers away. Now, even the future of Sun is in question.
While AMD has had a checkered history in offering solid competition to Intel, at least they were providing competition, & competition helps keep the market players honest.