Quote Originally Posted by pokipoki View Post
Go ahead and buy 'em. Do I sound like I'm trying to save you some pennies? I hope not.

The web Intel spins is too good. Confused buyers grinning when they are blatantly ripped off, and start to help Intel to con others.

Try to identify the sleigh of hand here. It's not the result of the benchmarks (optimized or not), it's the effect on those who interpret (read) those benchmarks. The mark did not even realize which hole they've gotten into.

Forget it.
Listen for a minute:
What gets lost here is that people are individuals with likes and dislikes and BOTH sides tend to close their eyes to facts.
There is a market for both companies.
I have both Intel and AMD here myself.
Both have their advantages and disadvantages and that is just plain how it is.
You buy what you like or what YOU perceive to best fit your needs in terms of cost and need and don't forget that "like" factor.
The problem comes in when people who "like" one brand can't get it through their heads that others may like the other guys product.
Why doesn't matter,it's that persons right to choose.