Perhaps Phenom is that mainstream quad core part?
The integrated GPU market is huge, and that's where ATi is doing fine.
They've been busy with mergers and game consoles. Sorta like how nvidia was busy with the xbox in the FX days. Of course they saw it coming, they just can't do much about...
I'm starting to think that ati/nvidia prefer hype-building "leaks" to actual information for upcoming products. Given that each successive generation tends to blow the previous one away, they wouldn't want to cannibalize current sales by officially announcing a product that's faster than...
Any sources on that? I saw some pages passing rumors around of Feb-ish a couple weeks ago, but someone could very well have been making it up. Going by how 8800GT info started appearing early October, we'd be due for some real info any day now..
In any case, I'm inclined to wait as my current...