wbmw,
Just look at their prices right now. It's a rip-off for an AMD X2 processor. Their 2GHz, 512K L2 cache X2 has a list price of $303. For only $13 more, you can get a Pentium D 950 with much better performance at a reasonable 95W TDP.
I think Intel screwed up very badly by releasing the 8xx line of processors. It left such a bad taste all around that all of the Pentium D products are considered junk, and Intel seems to be having hard time giving them away even at fire sale prices. That includes the 9xx processors, that on merit may be a lot more competitive.
With 8xx and Paxville, Intel just tarnished its reputation for no reason, no gain.
Joe
