Unfortunately, Intel researcher James Jaussi left open the question of when Intel processors with optical interconnects could come onto the market. This would be the decisive question, because Intel has been publishing the successes of its optoelectronics laboratories for at least 16 years now, but these have rarely manifested themselves in mass production.

Might be telling …

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Let's exchange "might be" with "is". I think we don't need to hedge our language at this point. No points for political correctness. WE HAVE THE GOODS.