For which is better:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=201027.0As for Intel or AMD getting involved, that's fairly stupid. They wouldn't profit in any way at all by planning and developing something targeted at a lesser-known alt-coin. It would cost several million to do so, with not much base.
This is a $10 billion business.
$10 billion............................................................
A few thousand miners all buy these chips at $1,000,000 a piece. I can definitely see that happening. (What?)