On Jun 6, 2005, at 5:18 PM, Joel Rees wrote:
Jobs is insane.
I'm not so sure about that. IBM seems unwilling or unable to produce mobile G5s, which is a market that Apple considers very important. They also are 2 years behind schedule on 3.0Ghz G5s, and appear to be focusing on video game processors instead of desktop and mobile processors.
Apple might be OK in a speed comparison right now (on desktops, they are clearly losing in laptop comparisons), but how about in two years? Perhaps IBM has told Apple that they won't attempt a laptop chip, since the volume is way higher for video game consoles? What should Apple do?
Personally, it looks like it will be a bit painful for a few years, but a far better move in the long run.
Ian
