We need to remember that everyone -- not just Motorola -- thought CISC was a dead-end by the late 1980's. Even Intel! And we also need to acknowledge that ever

We need to remember that everyone -- not just Motorola -- thought CISC was a dead-end by the late 1980's. Even Intel! And we also need to acknowledge that everyone was RIGHT! Intel ultimately threw billions into keeping x86 competitive, and they seem to have finally hit the wall now with performance per watt measures, which is what cost them Apple's business and is now driving Microsoft to ARM.