Also we seem to forget that intel's behavior not only effects AMD... what about Nvidia (nforce chipsets, their ion platform) and especially VIA, who have the nano... VIA have owned the low power processors arena for years and have now been kicked to the curb by intels atom... despite the fact that the Nano is substantially faster.
reuters said:Nvidia makes graphics chips that pair with Intel's low-powered Atom in lower-priced netbook computers. He said Intel sells an Atom chip by itself for $45, but sells a three-chip set for $25 to lure business away.
"That seems pretty unfair," he said. "We ought to be able to compete and serve that market."
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE54H5OK20090518