On Oct 9, 2009, at 2:46 PM, Dan wrote:
> > At 9:20 PM +0200 10/9/2009, Mac User #330250 wrote: >> >> When I see the CPU speeds of recent POWER chips (not PowerPC, but >> the G5 >> derived from the POWER4+) it is very hard for me to believe, that >> the PowerPC >> developement wasn't able to compete with Intels /all-so-fast/ x86 >> chips. > > The switch was more about laptops than desktops. There were plenty > of faster-than choices to replace the G5 in desktops. (sigh. I'd > love to have a Mac based on a set of the latest Power chips). But > Moto/Freescale never managed to crank out a G5-class processor for > laptops. AND Apple didn't represent more than a drop in the bucket > of the PowerPC market, so it wasn't likely they'd get any actual > action on IBM/Moto/Freescale's lip service. So what was Apple to do? > At the time there were only two players left - Intel and AMD. > > Notice what Apple did: First they went to Intel-x86. Then they > bought PA Semi. > >> Now with 10.6 Snow Leopard - and PowerPC support gone for good > > "gone for good". By whoze information do you believe that? We've > seen that the Snow Leopard build released by Apple is Intel-x86 only. > And we've been hammered with all sorts of PR, and news articles based > on said PR. But that's not clear information. Do you honestly > believe that Apple is so stupid they'd just suddenly ditch all that > ppc code? > > We know there's a build for ARM. And don't forget that "revelation" > - that OS X was running on x86 all along, as a backup for PowerPC > issues. > > Apple has a *proven* track record of keeping their options open. > What are the options, if Intel drops the ball? AMD-x86. POWER. > ARM. ... As much as this has been rehashed on this forum, new info seems to surface. Thanks for the above. Personally, I would have rather seen Apple allied with AMD perhaps actually purchasing the company. But that's only me... Dreaming the undreamable! JT ____________________________________________________________ Best Weight Loss Program - Click Here! http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2241/fc/BLSrjpYSwrFwuHxPgEz2mDheOVbKK0v6qiaNKtSQXUWlQ27cG1ZIibg474k/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
