content: Pretty certain moore's law is still in effect.  I think the slowing would have more to do with general software running pretty well on the older hardware. Machines from 2010 are still able to do so much at great speeds. And then with SSDs... why buy a new machine when you can upgrade to an SSD and feel like you are getting all the pew pews. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuLxX07isNg