Re: But then he wouldn't be an Intel booster, would he? And what would be the fun of that?
I think the "Intel Boosters" have a good point. Obviously, it would be great for Intel if 64-bit were completely irrelevant... until Intel got there, but the industry wants to shift, more so than the 32-bit transition, so I think it will happen soon. Sure enough, in servers, the 64-bit transition is well underway. But, many people have brought up good points that Windows XP-64 was a bust (as the "Intel Boosters" predicted). I have always said Vista will be the big 64-bit push, and I still believe that, but there seems to be a lot of controversy in terms of how important 64-bits will be in the mean time, especially with regards to Yonah next year (prior to Vista, since many believe that Intel will launch Merom by the time MS launches Vista).
The thing is, this argument is not going to be won either way, since it will depend on the way consumers view the need for 64-bits in mobile. The word is out, and it has become somewhat of a buzz word, so I suspect Intel's strategy will be to yell "dual core" and "Centrino Duo" so loud that it drowns out shouts from AMD about "64-bits". As a legitimate and proven marketer, I think Intel will do this, in spite of the vocal and passionate arguments here that the end user will be sure to find 32-bits "obsolete" next year.
I don't think that will happen, and I think Intel's success with Yonah is already guaranteed, based on the number of vendors and design wins already in the pipe. Whether people shop at Best Buy, or their favorite online store, or get handed a laptop from their IT dept, it won't be difficult to get it with Intel Inside. You can guarantee it.
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