Intel has been trying to push people away from x86 cores for the last couple of years, ... however, AMD speared that when they (AMD) released plans for the 64-bit core under x86. Intel was forced to backpedal to release a 64-bit chip under x86 for backwards compatibility just to keep everyone (consumers and businesses) from jumping ship to AMD. They (Intel) didn't seem to like that. I'm sure you all remember this little series of press conferences between AMD and Intel, ... right?
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