> Coming back full circle to the original question: "If these CPUs are > so great, then why the switch?"
That's the question, all right. > So, Peter, either you're smarter than all the executives and > engineers at Apple, Intel, Motorola, AND IBM regarding their own > products, or THEY know something YOU don't. Don't be silly. This is a win for Intel and it doesn't matter all that much to IBM... and the ones at Freescale almost certainly agree with me. > This wasn't an idle or capricious decision on Apple's part. I didn't say it was. I said that the reason for it isn't the one Steve gave on Monday. Because what he said on Monday doesn't make sense. > IBM and Motorola both had to seriously undermine the business > relationship with Apple for this to happen. Possibly, but not based on what they've actually delivered and what their roadmap looks like. Not if you compare it with what Intel's doing. It makes more sense if this wasn't something Jobs did "reluctantly", if it's something that's part of a longer term plan. And if you go back to what Steve was doing with NeXT and what he tried to do when he came back to Apple, that looks likely. NeXT had versions of NeXTstep for 68000, Intel, Sparc, and PA/RISC processors. It had universal binaries. It had everything that Apple's making a big deal about now... back before Apple ever approached him to come back. And what did Apple come oup with after Steve got back there? Rhapsody. On Intel. IBM and 3 GHz Power PCs and Laptop G5s? That doesn't have to be anything but a pretext. -- Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
