Who decides? (Score 0)

Who is to say that Intel has lost the dual core war. Wars aren't always won by superior technical specifications. AMD's processors may be more efficient and run better, but try getting that across to the average computer user. Sure AMD has all the geeks out there on their side. However, AMD doesn't have the resources to do a large scale marketing campaign promoting their product like Intel can. In addition, AMD is probably unknown to many average computer users. Over the past decade, Intel has drilled it into their heads that Intel processors are the only ones that are worth having. One day, I told my brother, an average computer user, that Intel processors aren't worth having and he couldn't understand why. He didn't have a clue what Prescott was or why it sucked. Ultimately, the winner of this war will be whoever can create a persuasive enough marketing campaign that can convince the average users that their product is better. The only way to win a war like this is to convince the consumer. There is going to be a winner in this war, I just don't think it will be AMD. Regardless of technical superiority.