[geeks] Yeow! That is a pricey CPU for a PeeCee!

[James Sharp]

> No offence intended to anyone, but why the heck do people waste their
> time with "Intel said this was a *server* cpu, but hey, look!, here it
> is in a *desktop*, wow!" or "Golly, they said it'd take X years for
> this cpu to show up in desktop machines, but look, here it is in a
> desktop only X/2 years later!" I mean, I was surprised the first time
> I saw it happen...

Marketing.  "Look, I have the power of a 'server' CPU in my desktop".