The main difference the Samuel II has over the Samuel, is the addition of L2 cache. The Samuel has 128k of L1 cache, but no L2. The FPU is one thing that has plagued the Cyrix processor line in the past. This should result in a very decent mobile platform. Finally this leads us to the VIA Cyrix Roadmap.
Competition is always a good thing for consumers.
Not only does it lead to lower prices and higher quality standards, it also forces technology to move at a faster rate. Just think where we would be at processor wise, right now, if AMD had not surged to their current status. VIA remains serious about the processor market. Although their processors are lagging now and for the near future, VIA has made it clear who their target market is. VIA also has the capability to keep a project like this growing and to develop it.