>> The Zen based APU platform is going to cause real problems for Intel in the laptop/ultrabook market Technically this is true, but unlike the desktop market

>> The Zen based APU platform is going to cause real problems for Intel in the laptop/ultrabook market Technically this is true, but unlike the desktop market where you can buy stuff in pieces, it really depends on how the laptop manufacturers adopt them. As in how fast they show up in product lines, and in which laptop segments they show up in. If, for example, Intel gives laptop manufacturers pricing incentives (legally or not) to stick with their chips, it may not cause any problems at all with respect to actual customer purchases.