"Top 10 Reasons Intel will not Participate in the Dual-Core Duel"
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=27781
> 10. Tried to follow their own roadmap to get to the duel
> 9. Decided to take the "front-side bus" to the duel; got stuck in a bottleneck
> 8. The "Intel Inside" stickers they used to package the cores together keep melting
> 7. Too busy rearranging the deck chairs on the Itanic
> 6. "Hey, we don't expect anyone to actually buy these things!"
> 5. Didn't want to compete when they realized that the duel would involve actual "rules" of fair competition
> 4. They couldn't get a permit from the fire department to emit that much heat
> 3. No systems available yet - protective clothing used by manufacturers only safe for up to 149 watts
> 2. Dell told them they weren't allowed to participate
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> And the number one reason Intel won't accept the dual core duel:
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> 1. Moore's Law has been replaced by "Paul's Paradox": the number of canceled products per year at Intel will double every year after the introduction of the AMD Opteron processor.