[CentOS] apple to Intel

[Karanbir Singh]

Franki wrote:
> Feizhou wrote:
> 
>> William Warren wrote:
>>
>>> I am wondering what the list's opinion is on the Apple to Intel 
>>> switch.  This is going to put a slick desktop that runs on top of BSD 
>>> directly into the mainstream.  What does this hold for Linux in 
>>> general, Linux on the desktop..and microsoft.
>>
>>
>>
>> Somebody I know (not Apple related) gave me this opinion.
>>
>> Apple -> Intel could be because Apple has the IP to PPC and since IBM 
>> don't want to play, Apple will just find another manufacturer. Intel 
>> make sense because AMD does not have capacity.
> 
> 
> Just AMD's existance is enough to ensure that Intel play ball.
> How long do you suppose it would take for Apple to play the AMD ball to 
> get price discounts?
> If Apple runs on x86, then it would require very little work to get OSX 
> happy on AMD as well, particularly the new ones that have SSE3 and dual 
> core.  With IBM apple knew they had no real barganing position, that is 
> not the case with Intel.

This conversation is pretty much off-topic here, I tried to make that 
point with my last post in a more subtle way ... didnt work :)

Please take it elsewhere,

Thanks,

- K
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