[citation][nom]payturr[/nom]It's not a big deal - they don't have to increase performance cause AMD is so behind, if AMD however caught up, I'm sure Intel would have something up their sleeve, but I wouldn't worry. This performance is still decent, especially since its not gonna be a MASSIVE architectural change like Penryn to Nehalem.[/citation]
Intel's main competitor is ARM, and they want to capture the tablet/phone market that ARM dominates in.
And meanwhile, ARM is trying to push into the server market, which is Intel's major money maker.