So, we all know when our favorite gizmo is coming out, it's 4 days for the zune, and AMD's 4x4, 6 till people will get confirmation of the Nikon D40, 7 days for the PS3 and a new Battlestar Galactica episode, and 9 days for the Wii. Then there's going to be other things we have no idea about, but even without those random discoveries like the water powered batteries and interface free computer that we've seen this week, next week will be a crazy one.

So, what do you think will be the craziest thing that happens, what lengths will people go for their new technology?

Any length, until someone uses the coming technology which will blow up the world

We already have that. They're already set to specific points in the world as well, so it's just a matter of hitting a little red button.

AMD is shit. All of their CPUs are inferior to their Intel counterparts, and more expensive.

This topic has been dead for a month. "Crazy week" is over. Stop Flamming AMD.

When AMD stops stealing market share from Intel, I'll give it a rest.

At one stage, which is the time I bought my computer, AMD were superior while Intel were still researching their next lines of processors. I also consulted others who know much more about computer internals who were mostly Intel users beforehand and agreed that I should get an AMD for value. From there, they built a reputation fairly and deserved their market share, definitely not by "stealing". They are still regarded as a viable alternative, though Intel currently has the upper hand.

Also, competition gives more pressure to Intel to advance their technologies so the consumer wins

No, Intel has ALWAYS had the better processors. The only reason why consumers are stupid enough to think that AMD is better because they were the only company for a few months to offer 64-bit CPUs at a consumer-level price. Which isn't even that good because there aren't enough 64-bit optimized softwares on the market right now, and you'd be better off buying something fast (i.e. an Intel).

No, I recall AMD going well before their 64-bit lines. And 64-bit processors will hasten the migration or support of 64-bit processing in software, so it is good, one way or the other. And AMD definitely were better value, at least for my budget, when I got my computer.

No, they certainly had good market share, but they couldn't have beaten Intel if it weren't for the Athlon 64s. Now, I'm not saying that x64 is bad, you're just twisting my words around here. I'm saying that there isn't enough x64-optimized shit yet. In fact, it's still so far behind that there is existing software that can't run on the x64 architecture. For now, we need to focus on the powerful CPUs, as consumers, because it's the way to go.