So what is XMOS good for?

[mongo]

Tripitaka
 
Okay, except for embedded devices and video game consoles... which use 2+year old slower chips...Power pc is dead dead dead.
 
From wikipedia :
 
"In 2004, Motorola exited the chip manufacturing business by spinning off its semiconductor business as an independent company called Freescale Semiconductor. Around the same time, IBM exited the embedded processor market by selling its line of PowerPC products to Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (AMCC) "
 
What do you think about the future of power pc without the millions and millions of R+D by IBM and Motorola GONE? Intel/AMD wins hands down and thats that my friend. Freescale and applied micro circuits corporation don't have 5% of the budget of motorola or ibm.
 

IBM exited the embedded processor market not the PowerPC market (IBM has just recently announced the new PowerPC A2), and while I don't have the numbers, I would imagine Freescale spends about as much on semiconductor R+D as Motorola did.

[mongo]

I guess the blinders are really firmly placed on. I understand powerpc continues on in small markets, but it will never be a major part of
the desktop market ever again. NEVER.

The Amiga will never be a major part of the desktop market, so what is your point?

[mongo]

Yes and it never will be when they stick to hardware no one has or can
afford to buy just to try it out.

Aren't you the one who said "I guess the blinders are really firmly placed on"?

The Amiga will never be a major part of the desktop market.

You could give away the hardware for free and it wouldn't change this.