Good grief - great?
An article that completely ignores the state of the market and appeals to those that believe that anything is better than submitting to the Dark Side(tm).
An Alpha, RS6000, PA-RISC, Sparc or potato chip may be better than the x86 but it's fast, offers a low cost of entry and it supports the most widely used and respected operating systems.
Do Genesi (add in Eyetech and Hyperion) really expect anyone to believe that they selected the PPC architecture for a niche platform because it is better designed?
The Amiga succeeded because it offered great value for a cheap price. In 1985 proprietary hardware was a distinguishing factor because it contributed greatly to perceived value -- today it is a liability. Does it really matter when you have more registers or less CPU cycles when there is no software to run on it and a manufacturer that appears disinterested in the technology?
And before anyone screams 'PC zealot' or brings up the need to maintain compatibility with 10 year old hardware and software please dial in to 2003. The x86 may not be the best solution but it is the gorilla in the market.
