<strong>Don't misunderstand me Capt. Obvious, I'm pleased in a 20% gain on the year for my AAPL investment, as we should all be as Mac fans, Having said that, from MY perspective APPL could have had the same or similar jump that SGI has had, plus the benefits of increased marketshare if they had embraced MP at about the time they "iced" the Cube. My point being that MP's have had the power to win the MHz Wars for some time.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I do see your point, and respectfully disagree, kinda
First, I don't belive that AAPL could have seen the movement you've seen in SGI, for one reason: overall market perception; by which I mean that the market overall sees SGI as a real player, a heavyweight. Not so for the popular perception re: AAPL, who are generally dismissed (even by the so-called "faithful") as an also-ran, a sideshow. If you've been watching AAPL fight its way higher over the last 18 mos, you can see that even with the machines, the publicity, and the changing tone & quality of talk about the co., even AAPLs's responce to a general market downdraft is too often decried in the press of signalling AAPL's "weakness". No-one has similar doubts re: SGI, despite their wild gyrations in recent years (you've probably seen similar in how DELL gets reported vs AAPL).
Secondly, 2 items mitigate against AAPL having committed to MP in the way & in the time-frame you suggest. One is the slap taken by AAPL when they responded to stagnant mHz by introing DP in all models of PM, a move that was derided as a cheap tactic akin to bait-&-switch. The other is chip yields, which have been problematic for some time (tho not, apparently, now).
Look to AAPL to take a firmer stand on MP once they're clearly out of the woods in terms of speed (as they are somewhat - results TBA) and supply (again, looks good ATM, final score TBA).
the market overall sees SGI as a real player, a heavyweight. Not so for the popular perception re: AAPL, who are generally dismissed (even by the so-called "faithful") as an also-ran, a sideshow. If you've been watching AAPL fight its way higher over the last 18 mos, you can see that even with the machines, the publicity, and the changing tone & quality of talk about the co., even AAPLs's responce to a general market downdraft is too often decried in the press of signalling AAPL's "weakness". No-one has similar doubts re: SGI, despite their wild gyrations in recent years (you've probably seen similar in how DELL gets reported vs AAPL).
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As far as SGI goes, I have to disagree. As a long time SGI user, I've seen their reputation go from king of the hill to the butt of jokes. There was a time that using SGI machines made you the envy of your peers, but that's long gone. Now people question your sanity. At least for content creation. For molecular modeling and that sort of thing, that's a different story.
I do agree that AAPL gets a raw deal from the press. An example that's always irritated me is the Weekly headline page on cnet. Anything that has to do with Microsoft/Intel is listed under the heading of "Enterprise" or "E-Business". Anything about Apple is listed under "Personal Technology".
I'd say that two of the low power 7410's @ 500GHz would run cooler than the 667MHz G4 in there now.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Well, even if this was actually the case, it would still leave the problem of where to put that second processor & associated cooling system. The TiBook's case isn't really that huge, you know?
Exactly. A 20 processor G4 wouldn't be significantly faster without a new bus architecture. Probably slower since they'd be spending all the bus bandwidth discussing who gets which byte.</strong><hr></blockquote>
But think of the accessories you could sell with a 20 processor G4! iWeenieRack...No more low cholestorol. cold snacks, now we're cooking Weenies...and PCs. iSpaceHeater....with this new high output fan, your Mac can keep the whole room warm, iRotisserie, iSmores, iHeatexhausttube.......
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<strong>Don't misunderstand me Capt. Obvious, I'm pleased in a 20% gain on the year for my AAPL investment, as we should all be as Mac fans, Having said that, from MY perspective APPL could have had the same or similar jump that SGI has had, plus the benefits of increased marketshare if they had embraced MP at about the time they "iced" the Cube. My point being that MP's have had the power to win the MHz Wars for some time.</strong><hr></blockquote>
I do see your point, and respectfully disagree, kinda
First, I don't belive that AAPL could have seen the movement you've seen in SGI, for one reason: overall market perception; by which I mean that the market overall sees SGI as a real player, a heavyweight. Not so for the popular perception re: AAPL, who are generally dismissed (even by the so-called "faithful") as an also-ran, a sideshow. If you've been watching AAPL fight its way higher over the last 18 mos, you can see that even with the machines, the publicity, and the changing tone & quality of talk about the co., even AAPLs's responce to a general market downdraft is too often decried in the press of signalling AAPL's "weakness". No-one has similar doubts re: SGI, despite their wild gyrations in recent years (you've probably seen similar in how DELL gets reported vs AAPL).
Secondly, 2 items mitigate against AAPL having committed to MP in the way & in the time-frame you suggest. One is the slap taken by AAPL when they responded to stagnant mHz by introing DP in all models of PM, a move that was derided as a cheap tactic akin to bait-&-switch. The other is chip yields, which have been problematic for some time (tho not, apparently, now).
Look to AAPL to take a firmer stand on MP once they're clearly out of the woods in terms of speed (as they are somewhat - results TBA) and supply (again, looks good ATM, final score TBA).
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the market overall sees SGI as a real player, a heavyweight. Not so for the popular perception re: AAPL, who are generally dismissed (even by the so-called "faithful") as an also-ran, a sideshow. If you've been watching AAPL fight its way higher over the last 18 mos, you can see that even with the machines, the publicity, and the changing tone & quality of talk about the co., even AAPLs's responce to a general market downdraft is too often decried in the press of signalling AAPL's "weakness". No-one has similar doubts re: SGI, despite their wild gyrations in recent years (you've probably seen similar in how DELL gets reported vs AAPL).
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As far as SGI goes, I have to disagree. As a long time SGI user, I've seen their reputation go from king of the hill to the butt of jokes. There was a time that using SGI machines made you the envy of your peers, but that's long gone. Now people question your sanity. At least for content creation. For molecular modeling and that sort of thing, that's a different story.
I do agree that AAPL gets a raw deal from the press. An example that's always irritated me is the Weekly headline page on cnet. Anything that has to do with Microsoft/Intel is listed under the heading of "Enterprise" or "E-Business". Anything about Apple is listed under "Personal Technology".
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I'd say that two of the low power 7410's @ 500GHz would run cooler than the 667MHz G4 in there now.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Well, even if this was actually the case, it would still leave the problem of where to put that second processor & associated cooling system. The TiBook's case isn't really that huge, you know?
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Exactly. A 20 processor G4 wouldn't be significantly faster without a new bus architecture. Probably slower since they'd be spending all the bus bandwidth discussing who gets which byte.</strong><hr></blockquote>
But think of the accessories you could sell with a 20 processor G4! iWeenieRack...No more low cholestorol. cold snacks, now we're cooking Weenies...and PCs. iSpaceHeater....with this new high output fan, your Mac can keep the whole room warm, iRotisserie, iSmores, iHeatexhausttube.......