> The one area that Intel has managed to maintain superiority is quality. Intel is still the thing to buy if you want minimum glitches. This is kind of a big o

> The one area that Intel has managed to maintain superiority is quality. Intel is still the thing to buy if you want minimum glitches. This is kind of a big one, and why I prefer Intel. I can't see it continuing, though. Intel will feel pressure to: * spin products to seem even somewhat competitive * reduce their margins on clock speed (historically, they overclocked well because of conservative margins), and run a little too fast/too hot * push things out the door before they're ready I don't care very much about a 50% performance difference, but I do care a lot about stability. If Intel can maintain a quality lead, I'm likely to keep buying Intel. Few executive teams have that long-term discipline.