Amd just fills is in the market with their cheap processors that practically can't be unlocked(multipliers) , and even their current high end phenom 2 X6 1090 (15$ difference) can't compare with the i5 2500k, and is completely annihilated if the i5 2500k gets overclocked, intel processors allow alot more freedom at overclocking(the K version, OCable version costs like 5-10 more.. and gives the user ability to change multiplier as much they want..) than the AMDs, but if youre a casual user, amd is the way to go.. but if youre a gamer...
And the power differences here arent slight, at all actually. An overclocked i5 2500k vs an overclocked amd X6 1090T will end up with 2500k being 30-50% better in just about every game.And that power sure does come useful, already my i5 2500k+gtx 560 ti(1920x1080) is strugling abit with RIFT(half a year old game) on ultra running at 25-30 fps, I dont think theres a game that even dares to come near RIFT in cpu/gpu usage, not even metro 2033.
Also Nvidia/ATI statement is EXTREMELY off, both have cards in each price category(
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1533/1/ < an example, the fight is extremely tight here), each card (except GTX580) having a competitor, and prices/performance are just about the same. Its the features here, eyefinity, driver support, nvidia 3d, physX etc, nvidias capability to fold, amds capability to bitcoin mine.... But there is one massive difference between the two, the higher-end nvidia cards are ALOT more quiet and cooler than AMD ones, and yes even the msi twin frozr, powercolor, XFX 6870/6950/6970/6990... are very very loud. Atleast do some research before you go in an argument like this..
Can't compare apple phones and smartphones, apple is just a complete ripoff here yup.