Navid over at ProcessorBlog is talking about Intel's massive change-up regarding their roadmap. He's saying that Intel have switched their focus from brute force to finesse. This is only part one, so stay tuned...

"Intel took the backlash, but by the Fall of 2004 Intel had announced plans for a complete roadmap change, perhaps the most profound roadmap change in the last decade from the chip giant, that would allow it to better compete with other processor manufacturers – namely Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD)."