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Offline Magic-Merl

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Re: IBM to Apple: Eat This, New PPC Chips!
« on: July 08, 2005, 07:31:06 PM »
Why did Apple decide to move to Intel.

The PPC/Cell specs were enough to make the mouths of consumers drool.  The very same consumers that would have bought a non-Microsoft OS to run on it.

Shame.

OS4 or even Linux may have a niche market here. You never know?

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Re: IBM to Apple: Eat This, New PPC Chips!
« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2005, 09:57:40 PM »
But the PPC market, IMO, will potentially, grow due to Cell/PPC combo.  Granted, at face value, the PPC seems to be nothing more than a Co-Processor or controller for the Cell but the fact remains that PPC will still be manufactured and a future roadmap does still exist.  Unless I am mistaken (please feel free to jump in at this point) the Cell will perform beyond the Intel roadmap [as far as performance is concerned] and should it continually grow will leave the market wide open.