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Wrong again. Moore's law is actually not any kind of law at all. It's merely a business practice adopted by Intel, which they attempt to adhere to. The fact th

Wrong again. Moore's law is actually not any kind of law at all. It's merely a business practice adopted by Intel, which they attempt to adhere to. The fact that they refer to it as a law, and that journalists around the world parrot their term, is all merely a magical marketing sales pitch. They TRY to double the transistor count on a periodic basis, and, when they do, suddenly, they've got a newer, better, more expensive thing to market and sell. Wowee! The future is such a miracle!

icebraining 13y ago
"Moore's law" is the name, it doesn't matter if it's a real law or not.
guard-of-terra 13y ago
If they won't try to double the transistor count, then somebody else will come and eat their lunch. Trying to make better products is the only viable strategy for them. Moore's law is about their success in doing so. Your car's horse power doesn't increase twofold every 1,5 years neither its gas consumption decreases, but with transistors it actually happens.
sliverstorm 13y ago
It's not a law, nor is it a business practice. Read what I said again: Moore's law ... OBSERVES that the number of transistors we can fit on a chip doubles every two years. If you are trying to argue with me calling it "Moore's law", you are too late. You missed the boat. That's what it is called, law or not.
- moarzLaw 13y ago
  > Hey, guys, I bet every 18 months we can draw a picture on a thin slice of substrate, and make it twice as small as we did 18 months ago. Let's call it a law, and proclaim that it "drives the economy." > Jesus H. Christ, Gordon, that's a fucking fantastic idea! Get marketing on the phone. Holy shit, we're gonna be fucking rich. Yeah, okay, "observe" whatever you want. Sorry to contradict you on a website. Don't forget to down vote this comment as well. Boo hoo.
  - sliverstorm 13y ago
    I "observed" nothing. That's what Moore's law says, not me. P.S. HN doesn't let me downvote your comments, because you are replying to my comments. But, I suppose it's impossible I'm the only one that disagrees with you, so I must be hacking the website.

icebraining 13y ago

"Moore's law" is the name, it doesn't matter if it's a real law or not.

guard-of-terra 13y ago

If they won't try to double the transistor count, then somebody else will come and eat their lunch. Trying to make better products is the only viable strategy for them. Moore's law is about their success in doing so. Your car's horse power doesn't increase twofold every 1,5 years neither its gas consumption decreases, but with transistors it actually happens.

sliverstorm 13y ago

It's not a law, nor is it a business practice. Read what I said again: Moore's law ... OBSERVES that the number of transistors we can fit on a chip doubles every two years. If you are trying to argue with me calling it "Moore's law", you are too late. You missed the boat. That's what it is called, law or not.

moarzLaw 13y ago
> Hey, guys, I bet every 18 months we can draw a picture on a thin slice of substrate, and make it twice as small as we did 18 months ago. Let's call it a law, and proclaim that it "drives the economy." > Jesus H. Christ, Gordon, that's a fucking fantastic idea! Get marketing on the phone. Holy shit, we're gonna be fucking rich. Yeah, okay, "observe" whatever you want. Sorry to contradict you on a website. Don't forget to down vote this comment as well. Boo hoo.
- sliverstorm 13y ago
  I "observed" nothing. That's what Moore's law says, not me. P.S. HN doesn't let me downvote your comments, because you are replying to my comments. But, I suppose it's impossible I'm the only one that disagrees with you, so I must be hacking the website.