I wondered when this would happen, and I think this will continue. People are not going to spend money on super-fast computers, unless they're for gaming. I'm just wondering how bad a hit AMD and Intel are going to take in the next year.
http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/09/16/cheap.chips.ap/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/09/16/cheap.chips.ap/index.html