There was a gap of about 3-5 years where AMD had the performance-per-clock lead over Intel, I don't think that time was the issue here. As another posted alluded to - Intel was engaging in some dodgy dealings.
That's the most heard explanation. I also think that the world was different back then. Slower and slightly smaller market (laptop weren't mainstream). Intel could keep it's glow, it was mostly the only king in town since the PC birth.
Nowaday computing culture has shifted, new brands, new idioms and devices .. intel is a beast for those in the knowings of silicon processors but for the market .. a lot less than before (samsung, apple, exist now )
Nowaday computing culture has shifted, new brands, new idioms and devices .. intel is a beast for those in the knowings of silicon processors but for the market .. a lot less than before (samsung, apple, exist now )