IBM providing CPUs for all three major next-gen consoles

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I thought xbox would sick to x86, and nintento PPC?

Nope.  That's why Microsoft bought that x86 emulation company, to run legacy x-box software.

By switching to PPC they gained more than they lost.

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@ksk

I can't speak of OS4, but MOS runs circles around my AMD based machine here on my Pegasos.

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Windows NT is/was available for PowerPC (NT4), Alpha(NT4/5*), X86-32/IA-32(NT4/5), AMD64/X86-64(NT5), IA-64 (NT5).

Missed a few there:

MIPS
PA-RISC
i860

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@Hammer

So?  In the digital environment there are more than just the center.  

Shoot, in my household alone, I have no less than 7 other digital devices plugged into my PC.  I happen to be able to tell you what CPU they run, but joe average won't be able to.  

And for the record:  PPC, SH-3, 2 ARM, MIPS, SPARC and NUON.

The thing is, over time by turning the PC into this digital-hub you also get an opportunity for eventual replacement.  The more and more than the term PC means Digital-Hub, the less and less like a PC it becomes.  This opens up new opportunities.

Do you think that the desktop market is shrinking because of lack of desire or demand?  No, it is shrinking as a direct result of a lack of competition.  I talked to artists that wouldn't touch a PC because "it didn't talk to me."  The lack of choices is killing the market.

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@bloodline

In my CD-player actually.

In case you didn't know, SPARC was the #1 32-bit embedded CPU for close to 5 years.

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@bloodline

Sun doesn't manufacture these for the most part.  This one happens to be a Fuji chip.  SPARC is an IEEE standard specification, and is implimented by no less than 9 companies.

Check out the SPARC standards group here.