I never said prices would necessarily drop. Granted, that would certainly make them more competitive. Access to Intel processors and Intel main boards is a cost cutting move. Even if it's just a few dollars per unit, it adds up. Putting that money into R&D, or improving their distribution network, also makes them more competitive. More cash == more options.
On 6/19/05, David Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Jun 19, 2005, at 12:51 AM, Scott Loveless wrote: > > > The upcoming "merger" with Intel (iNtel inside?) will allow Apple to > > take advantage of less expensive commodity hardware, which in turn > > should allow them to be even more competitive. > > I don't agree. Macs already use standard PC memory, standard SATA > disks, standard AGP video cards, standard ports and standard PCI-X > expansion slots (in PowerMacs). > > The chipset they end up using on their Intel boards remains to be > seen - for all we know it might be custom, regardless of what it was > they put into those developer machines. > > So I don't see prices suddenly becoming equivalent to PCs. They're > certain to drop as volumes increase. The biggest difference they > could make down here is to improve the distribution network. There > are too many pairs of hands all adding their margins. Unfortunately > they're not quite adding enough to make it worth a trip to LA ;) > > Cheers, > > - Dave > > http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/ > > > -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com -- "You have to hold the button down" -Arnold Newman
