I wonder if all of this started becuase now IBM will be sell in PPC processors to Microsoft/Sony/Nintendo for the next gen consoles.. they don't need to cater to Apple anymore because there processor supply business just grew many times more than that of what apple was buying..
Hmm.. this could turn into a whole conspiracy theory thing.. Can you say "Pirates of Silicon Valley II"?? It is a well known fact that Microsoft bought a skid load of G5's to develope the Xbox 360 Platform just about to be released.. I wonder how long it will take the usual groups to get OSX running on the new xbox.. and then who need a Mac Mini! K.. -----Original Message----- From: Dan Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 11:31 AM To: Unsupported OS X Subject: Re: Apple x86?? >Even if Steve knows something about *Freescale*'s ability to ship >the e600 that he's not sharing with the rest of us, or there's a >problem in OS X taking advantage of it, the only problem with the >*IBM* roadmap is that Apple's not on it any more. Exactly my point. There is no roadmap for desktop PPC chips - no one is interested in the small volume of business >If you think Intel's roadmaps are more real than IBM's, you haven't >been watching Intel for very long. Intel's are absolutely better, because Personal Computer CPUs is what they do - it's not a money-losing sideline like it is with IBM. >Apple's strength is software and system integration. They won't lose >that just because they're changing part of the system, and I don't see >any reason they won't continue to provide the best desktop environment >available... but that doesn't mean that this switch isn't a mistake. Agreed on Apple's strength, but this is not a mistake. It's a necessity. Plus, they can use Intel's complete chipsets, and not have to design their own. The biggest winner will be Apple's laptops, which will get the Pentium M and centrino chipset, with all the speed and power savings that brings to the table, from OFF THE SHELF parts. Apple can finally get out of the CPU and chipset design business and concentrate on what they do best - software. Dan -- 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 -- 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
