> AMD is tiny compared to intel, the fact that they are besting them goes to show how they have been stuck for ~5 years. I'm having trouble following the reas

> AMD is tiny compared to intel, the fact that they are besting them goes to show how they have been stuck for ~5 years. I'm having trouble following the reasoning. > AMD which didn't have the funds to run a dedicated design team for laptop/desktops. They have plenty of funds for R&D. Problem is, processor manufacture goes much beyond the processors themselves. You have to design the entire manufacturing chain, and spend billions on new foundries which will get obsolete in a few years.