They are launching processors in the middle of the year. If they reveal too much 4-6 months out, Intel has way too much time to adjust their prices, change thei

They are launching processors in the middle of the year. If they reveal too much 4-6 months out, Intel has way too much time to adjust their prices, change their marketing, put pressure on suppliers, etc. This leaves a lot of guesswork. Intel has to be prepared for multi-chip, chip + CPU, faster chips, slower chips (maybe this was a golden sample), etc which makes it much harder to adjust in preparation.