Competition is a very good thing. Without it, there will be no innovation or technological improvements at all, meaning we'd spend the rest of out lives spending money on minor die-shrinks with nothing really new coming out. With competition, companies like AMD/VIA (although much, much smaller than Intel) have to create new technologies and innovative products that will reshape the whole market in order to "stay in the game". This is why I, for one, Always root for the "underdog" companies like AMD/VIA so that they hopefully continue and make better products for all of us! 
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Current System: "Gale Force" (09-28-2008)
AMD X2 6000+ w/ TRUE (2x Scythe 120mm) | Asus Crosshair MB | 4Gb OCZ Plat.Rev.2 PC-6400 RAM w/ Corsair Memory Cooler | VisionTek 4870X2 2gig| Coolermaster CM Stacker 832 w/ 7x 120mm Fans (2x Tricool, 5x CM), 1x 80mm CM, and 1x Antec "Big Boy" 200mm Tricool Fan | Silverstone Strider 1Kw PSU | Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500gig x 4 (Raid 1 & Raid 0)| 3x BenQ FP222w 22' Wide 5ms LCD Monitor & Matrox Triplhead2Go DE
Next system? Who knows...
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