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The Mythology of Moore's Law

Description: This article counters the growing misconceptions about an interesting observation that, since 1965, has acquired a strange life of its own. There is something romantic about Moore's law that has propelled it into popular mythology.

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- macbraughton
  
  2 months ago
  
  The tragic flaw of Moore's "Law" is that it doesn't take into account the efficiency of the smaller components. Intel is moving ahead with their smaller diecasts even though they no that they aren't really making chips that work better.
  
  The tragic flaw of Moore's "Law" is that it doesn't take into account the efficiency of the smaller components. Intel is moving ahead with their smaller diecasts even though they no that they aren't really making chips that work better.
  Commented in: Competitive Intelligence & Technology Assessment, Linux + ARM = World Liberation
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