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Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
Actually... the rate of increase will slow down tremendously.

Apparently the industry consensus is that Moore's law will hold true for at least another decade.

Less is Moore

I like this quote:

For one thing, the improvement of chips now faces serious technical challenges. The more densely transistors are packed, the hotter they get. Intel's chips will soon reach the energy density (meaning watts per square centimetre) of a nuclear reactor. Most people do not want a small nuclear reactor on their laps: it will not cause computers to melt down, but laptops have already inflicted nasty burns.