Intel are sooooo mean to the general public by supplying them with the best available chips on the market. Excuse me for asking, but since we currently do enjoy a free market economy, I am quite sure that you are aware that you may purchase processors from other companies than Intel. I just find it funny to read the complaints about the terrible Intel, but reading between the lines I see that you are waiting on the price drop like everyone else to buy Intels superior chips. Either way the reason for high prices is NOT dominating the market, but simply that great products cost great money. I give my standing ovation to Intel for their superior chips, and I can't wait to pay 'Four times as much as I should' for their new Pentium II chip.
Real bargains require real investments.
Don't buy one.