Moore's law is about transistors doubling every interval¹ *on the most economical package*.
replyWikipedia is misquoting it, and extraordinary expensive chips being more capable doesn't change the economical situation.
I am tickled that OOM can mean "out of memory" in another context. You clearly meant "orders of magnitude".
replyWell if you underestimate your memory requirements by orders of magnitude you'll be out of memory for sure.
replyHeh, unintentional. Another term shorter than spelling out "orders of magnitude" is "decades", but I figure that's less familiar and even more confusing here. "Memory price started out falling two decades per decade..."
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