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I disagree. A few years ago, what we had for high-end computers was practically equivalent what we currently hold in our pockets. It wasn't long ago I got my first dual core desktop but dual core CPUs in smartphones and tablets is now standard along with powerful GPUs and lots of RAM. And it's not enough. Every year, each device needs to be significantly more powerful than the last. The idea that we've reached some plateau of mobile computing power doesn't hold up to even recent history.

And that's the real problem for Intel. Mobile computing power is improving an incredible rate -- probably faster than anyone could have predicted -- and soon enough they'll reach a level where ARM and Intel are actually competing at the same level. We're not there yet but it's close. At that point we'll see if Intel has what it takes to stay in the game.