on 8/14/02 1:31 PM, Aaron Willems wrote: > Why Apple stuck with Motorola is a > mystery to me.
It's no mystery. Motorola chips are cheaper than Intel. Apple needs to make $300 -$1,000 on each cpu they sell in order to pay for the development of the o/s. That's why they killed the clones. Microsoft has so much volume that they only need around $50 per cpu. There really hasn't been a compelling alternative to the PowerPC yet. Remember it will cost a fortune to rewrite code for a new cpu and all the apps will have to be rewritten too (except basically the cocoa ones). I think Steve Jobs' plan is to get the Mac user base over to X, get the apps written in platform agnostic api's, and then they can look at the desktop version of IBM's Power4 or whatever else can give the most bang for the buck. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
