I highly doubt this will be the case . I think AMD will be just fine and they will bring it on with Bulldozer . I just hate this BS talk about Intel will raise prices and the end is near ! It is not going to happen . Even if it does just how many CPU's do you think Intel will sell at 2 grand a pop ? In these hard times I bet there will be very little of them not even enough to justify MAKING them in the first place .
Some people have short memories.
When Intel was rocking 1000 dollar price tags on its consumer CPU's the market was a fraction of what it is now. The Internet was in its infancy and not every home had some kind of x86 processor. Yet Intel was the go to company and they could price their CPU at anything they wanted. Why? Because they had the supply and the capability to deliver. BEFORE AMD was in the market.
Any company nowadays that could delver an exclusive tech to the communication age ordinated populace can name its price. This isn't about Intel being an evil company. This is about supply and demand. Very basic economics. If Intel or AMD had the only car on the block and you HAD to ride.....what do you think they will charge for said ride? Apple markets almost exclusively to this principle. They market "innovation" and being bleeding edge. Never mind its not true. People pay the premium for the edge. An edge Apple doesn't even have. Do you think Intel being the only kid on the block with a working car wouldn't tax you extra for a ride? A REAL edge unlike a marketed one like Apple?
Unless you believe Intel is above the very principles of economics and human nature? If you believe that I got a bridge to sell ya.