Quote Originally Posted by SparkyJJO View Post
Not really.

Prices would come down eventually yes, but they certainly wouldn't be as cheap as they are now. Why would they, if intel could sell a P4 for $300 because that is all there is, why wouldn't they?

And show me proof that our tax dollars are being used by intel/AMD for research?

*edit* actually don't. Let's not derail the thread please.
Intel could never charge $300 for a P4 because Willamette was slower than even Katmai never mind Coppermine or Tualatin in its initial release.

Like I said. Breakthroughs came with DDR technology, Dual channel memory, better chipsets, faster GPUs.