> 1) You don't know if a given linux kernel/other software will work unless you test it ... for each future version Huh? Sure, some software may break, but the

> 1) You don't know if a given linux kernel/other software will work unless you test it ... for each future version Huh? Sure, some software may break, but there's more than enough AMD out there to make sure that linux and other common software won't break. > Additionally, the excellent Intel C compiler focuses on their own processors. IME it's actually not that commonly used outside of benchmarking (among other reasons, it's fairly buggy - perhaps somehat of a chicken/egg issue).