Replies to post #128450 on Intel Corp (INTC)

[wbmw]

Bay Trail-M and the designs associated with that are what are important to me. The mantra in computing has always been smaller, faster, cheaper. Atom is what will drive Intel's client future, not Core, IMO.

I don't think you understand. Intel's entire business and margin structure right now relies on a pretty heavy mix of products towards "Core" branded products on the PC client. Bay Trail will earn share, but not bring in margin. Intel needs to do both. If not, they will just accelerate ASP decline, and at some point need to shed significant R&D to keep themselves profitable. At that point, there's no going back to a leadership design house.

[walbert]

wbmw, it's nice, but who cares? The high end was never the problem for PCs, as we have heard on the call and at various conferences. It's the mainstream/low end.

One might say the same thing about Nvidia's K1, which only matters in high-end gaming. You obviously care a lot about it. So, why are you giving wbmw grief about this?