re:I would like to test first
I don't think I understand your comment at all.
"I wouldn't pay the huge premium they seem to want
for the quad core[,] it isn't even close to worth the added cost[.]
[N]othing wrong with competition[,] but I wonder if thats coming
at the cost of security and truthfulness in advertising[.] [S]tart
treating the customers as if they can't read and you may end
up costing both companies sales not to mention making any
one who has to fix these things on day to day basis very unhappy"
uhh, what?
If you are referring to the lack of multi-threaded apps w/ "isn't worth the cost" I am assuming you don't have servers.
"there's nothing wrong with competition but I wonder if that is coming at the (expense) of security and truthfulness in advertising"
you wonder if competition is coming at the expense of security and truth...huh?
If you truly believe that large companies with lots of servers are not willing to purchase new machines based solely on power consumption you are naive. Do you have any idea what Google pays in AC alone? The raw power battle is over, the new battle is for power consumption. There are very few businesses that take a chip to it's limit in speed (think Pixar). If you think the quads are too pricey then don't buy them. If you haven't noticed, the price is coming way, way down for chips due to the market share battle.
Perhaps you ought to familiarize yourself w/ the subtleties of punctuation and then tackle the finer points of the microprocessor world. -cheers
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