[GingisK]

It's hard to disagree with his outlook.

Popular consent, almost never right, usually wins the technology race. That is the ONLY reason that Intel CPUs triumphed over the 68000 class machine.

[ShadowAce]

That is the ONLY reason that Intel CPUs triumphed over the 68000 class machine.

Uh--no.

The main reason is that Apple kept a *very* short leash on programmers for that chip (they were the only ones using it). With x86 being more open and available, it became more popular.