I think I made mention when I first became involved in the board that I was a long time shareholder and viewer of this channel. Although it heavy reluctance to get involved which left me as just a reader.  With that being said, I understand the veracity of denial, the pain and suffering shared, the want to dumb down the expectations and the refusal by some to connect dots. I share these emotions on a semi regular basis. Be that as it may, I still feel what many don't realize is that while we are here doing our thing, the industry is moving right along in behind us and at breakneck speed. I am from a hardware engineering background, I have been involved in several other sectors of the technology industry and now I am in a comfortable sales position. Yes I gave up the hours and the perks and the stress. (Maybe Rainer can add to that experience). I wonder if Jobs, or Allen or Gates had doubts early on. Would this crazy idea work ? Is there someone out there to buy it ? What effect if any will it have on the good of humanity ?

I digress, my point is and not to agravate anyone any more than necessary, is simply don't and never rule anyone or anything out.

Great future for us all.

Below is year plus old but still a good read.

http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21652051-even-after-moores-law-ends-chip-costs-could-still-halve-every-few-years-beyond

Will integrated circuits continue to see costs halve every few years, even if transistor densities no longer double? With SoC devices based on mature process technology, that is a distinct possibility. That said, silicon will, sooner or later, have to cede room for gallium arsenide and materials with even higher electron mobility, such as graphene.

As it is, a technology known as POET, developed over the past 20 years by a team at the University of Connecticut, promises to power the next wave of innovation in integrated circuits—by using gallium arsenide to combine optics and electronics in a single chip. The developers claim considerable improvements in power, speed and cost over today’s silicon-based chips. One way or another, it seems the 50-year era of driving semiconductor costs down through improvements in process technology is about to be superseded by a new age of making chips cheaper, faster and better through smarter design. In so doing, Moore’s law could be set for a whole new lease of life.