[yvdriess]

I just want to point out that the RISC/CISC term is anachronistic, it doesn't really apply anymore to the desktop and server world. Intel's x86 processors are RISC micro-instructions but with a CISC-like interface for example, effectively blending both. It's what allowed them to race ahead of all competitors in the first place.

edit: My excuses, I couldn't access the cited arstechnica article.

[obtu]

The linked Ars Technica article in fact agrees with you, but retains the term to describe competing design philosophies.