[kin]

sometimes i feel like intel should space out their chips more. as a consumer i feel like i can't keep up.

[absconditus]

Why do you need to keep up?

[wtracy]

As a consumer he might not have any good reason to do so, but look at it from Intel's perspective: They're potentially not getting the best return on their R&D investment by encouraging customers to regularly skip generations.

[space-monkey]

Most people don't upgrade their CPUs. Most people don't know what generation their CPU is from when they buy.