We're trying to deliver more value. We can't just do the same thing that Gartner does.
Even though the original IBM 801 processor was never used in a production system, it did become the basis for IBM's later Power and PowerPC RISC processors.
Intel has a problem: trying to convince people to buy something other than Celeron.
At some point the sales of non-PC computing devices are going to exceed those of PCs, at least in terms of units, and no way is Intel going to have the kind of market dominance it has in the PC market--there are just so many different types of devices, standards, and vendors.
The software guys haven't been shooting high enough. But as the performance available becomes higher, someone out there will be smart enough to take advantage of it. Of course, if they're not Microsoft, that could be tough.
That's probably the biggest issue facing Intel today, and the biggest issue facing the PC market as a whole.
If your main focus is 3D gaming, then [the PIII] is going to be worth the investment, but if you're a mainstream PC applications user you aren't going to see a huge boost in performance.
If Intel had delivered these two chips on time, it would have really opened up a performance gap with AMD's K6-2.
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