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AMD and Intel are just the 2 biggest players on the CPU market. There are others, such as VIA.
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http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/processors/
Intel, AMD and VIA are about the only CPU manufacurers you will see in domestic computers now. PowerPC used to be another, but Apple moved from PowerPC CPUs to Intel starting in 2006, and since then PowerPC is virtually never heard of in home computing, at least by people who have never heard of the Xbox 360. (however they are involved in other CPU uses, e.g. the Vehicle-Management Computer for the F-35 fighter jet) Intel and AMD put together produce less than 1/4 of all the 32 bit processors sold each year. 32 bit processors themselves make up less than 1/10 of all processors sold each year.
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Is computer hardware being full utilized by software?
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