Ian Ragsdale wrote: > 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? >
They should have released Mac OS X for Intel as soon as they had it ready. Why wait? It seems Apple is too caught up in their own keynotes to understand volume sales. One thing M$ was definitely *always* better at. IBM will probably laugh this one to the bank, not exactly going to put a dent in that $99 billion in revenue... > Personally, it looks like it will be a bit painful for a few years, but > a far better move in the long run. > Unless they become just another cheap clone maker with a pretty software interface. (Did I hear someone say Sun?) > Ian > http://danconia.org
