INTEL vs AMD

What about Quad Core AMD Phenom™ II? Are this good too, i search it and read about this processor. It can do all (high definition entertainment, gaming, creativity, advanced multitasking performance, power-saving innovations for smaller, cooler machines that are energy efficient and beyond) then you'll enjoy a new level of responsiveness and visual intensity. AMD puts high definition computing within everyone’s reach.

Bleh. What happened to AMD? It used to be so popular and great. Cheap maximum performance, but they never advanced in their technology hence lost their glory days to Intel. I heard AMD is working on something new which was a pretty interesting read. But if they don't pick up the pace and keep creating processors with the same old technology they will still be where they are today; outdated but cheap. They work great for web programming 8)

Intel can continue with the lead. I read that it is going to bring out a processor architecture called Labrasser(don't know the exact name, but this is what I remeber). They say it is great for playing games, and other graphics related tasks. Also, Intel has enough lead in the research point of view.

Intel has always been ahead from AMD in producing lot of variety of great CPUs. There isn't many AMD processors built for specific needs like Intel has made for example Centrino, Dual Core, MMX, Xeon, etc, etc. AMD is not very much liked by IT professions but of course it is cheaper than Intel so home users don't bother but Intel will very likely remain ahead of AMD .