[CentOS] apple to Intel

Ajay ajay at unisoftindia.net
Wed Jun 8 11:57:18 UTC 2005


its high time that a off-topic list be added for people to discuss 
non-technical
issues. those who are interested will subscribe to it.

Quoting Karanbir Singh <Mail-Lists at karan.org>:

> 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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