Meh. The server market has way more inertia than the PC market. Server customers are less insulated from execution because they operate with fewer layers of abs

Meh. The server market has way more inertia than the PC market. Server customers are less insulated from execution because they operate with fewer layers of abstraction than PC customers. Performance is important, but it's not going to be a one-turning-point kind of sea change in market share (which still tilts largely in Intel's favor). That said, I do believe that Ice Lake is important, because current Intel customers may view it as a seminal iteration from which to extrapolate the long-term trajectory of Intel's processors. I just think this particular "showdown" is mainly a journalist's fantasy. Sure, every product matchup matters, but it's really Intel 7nm that's going to either mark the resurgence of Intel or show that its problems were not limited to one process node. We're not there yet.