That's the kind of specifics I was looking for (thanks). I agree about numbers, and one doesnt have to answer with numbers if they can be brushed aside with specifics that offer proper perspective.

I'm pretty hardware-ignorant myself, so I'd be at the mercy of articles like this if it weren't for comments.

It's interesting times - the stakes seem to be high because of the way that some platforms are tied to hardware architectures (which is my real interest here).