no they both have more the enuf resourcess to out do each other, there running in billions of dollars, thats not chump change, they invest as much money as needed to make it good, all your saying is intel has more money to toss around which isnt exacly a good thing, they just toss money in, and they spend more money on research so by the time the chip is released it costs 600$ for a descent one just like the core 2 duos where at release, these are 300$ and arent out yet if thats there actuall price and they perform just as good theyve allready outdone intel in a bussiness sence, they made a new chip that performs just as well, spent less money and are gonna make money.