"The word on the street is that Big Blue is getting ready to take its Power4 RISC processors to small machines, and that it may do so sooner rather than later, Timothy Prickett Morgan writes. While the details are sketchy, IBM is said to be preparing to brief its sales team and pSeries resellers on the new entry and workgroup machines, which will employ some variant of the Power4 processors ."
hmmmm......</strong><hr></blockquote>
Keep in mind that IBM's definition of "small" is larger than Apple's definition of "high end".
<strong>I disagree with point number 4 on the original post. Most PC users don't care at all what the processor speed is. ...snip... .</strong><hr></blockquote>
I have to strongly agree with SuperMatt here. For years I questioned everyone I know who purchased a new computer, as to what type processor, what speed processor, why not a Mac, and how much$$ they spent.
Of those that did not purchase Macs, not one has been able to tell me what speed processor he purchased, I get responses like: I think it's the Four or it's the Two-Thousand, or it's not the fastest it's the next-fastest one they make. Some who work in their company's "IT depts", still seem unconcerned about these numbers. One person who does "internet security" for his firm purchased a new P3 system with the same 56K dial-up modem as his old machine in order to "search the web faster". Over half of the people I questioned started out expecting to spend $500 -$700 on a "complete system" and compare Macs to This Price Point. They end up spending $1500 to $2500 at a store that doesn't offer Macs. A few are spending more than $2500.
All agree Macs are great. The reasons they didn't buy a Mac are varied, but run along the lines of: -sometimes I work from home and I have to be able to run the company software, -my brother-inlaw said he would help me set it up and he doesn't know anything about a Macintosh, oh but he knows all about computers! Untill the Apple store opened up here, they had not seen the LCD imac; or they saw it on TV and thought it was some Hollywood thing, and really expensive, or just for looks.
These are not stupid people,although they have had some erroneous opinions about Apple's products. PeeCee's are inculcated in society to a great depth. Yes we need better specs. But, most people resist thinking different, and are rarely rewarded when they do, that is the uphill battle to convert the masses as much or more so than processor speed etc. I think the Apple stores will make a difference. The new adds will help too.
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<strong>the power4 plot thickens.....
from <a href="http://www.theregus.com"; target="_blank">www.theregus.com</a>
"The word on the street is that Big Blue is getting ready to take its Power4 RISC processors to small machines, and that it may do so sooner rather than later, Timothy Prickett Morgan writes. While the details are sketchy, IBM is said to be preparing to brief its sales team and pSeries resellers on the new entry and workgroup machines, which will employ some variant of the Power4 processors ."
hmmmm......</strong><hr></blockquote>
Keep in mind that IBM's definition of "small" is larger than Apple's definition of "high end".
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Keep in mind that IBM's definition of "small" is larger than Apple's definition of "high end".</strong><hr></blockquote>
Like the now-hilariously named "minicomputers."
<strong>I disagree with point number 4 on the original post. Most PC users don't care at all what the processor speed is. ...snip... .</strong><hr></blockquote>
I have to strongly agree with SuperMatt here. For years I questioned everyone I know who purchased a new computer, as to what type processor, what speed processor, why not a Mac, and how much$$ they spent.
Of those that did not purchase Macs, not one has been able to tell me what speed processor he purchased, I get responses like: I think it's the Four or it's the Two-Thousand, or it's not the fastest it's the next-fastest one they make. Some who work in their company's "IT depts", still seem unconcerned about these numbers. One person who does "internet security" for his firm purchased a new P3 system with the same 56K dial-up modem as his old machine in order to "search the web faster". Over half of the people I questioned started out expecting to spend $500 -$700 on a "complete system" and compare Macs to This Price Point. They end up spending $1500 to $2500 at a store that doesn't offer Macs. A few are spending more than $2500.
All agree Macs are great. The reasons they didn't buy a Mac are varied, but run along the lines of: -sometimes I work from home and I have to be able to run the company software, -my brother-inlaw said he would help me set it up and he doesn't know anything about a Macintosh, oh but he knows all about computers! Untill the Apple store opened up here, they had not seen the LCD imac; or they saw it on TV and thought it was some Hollywood thing, and really expensive, or just for looks.
These are not stupid people,although they have had some erroneous opinions about Apple's products. PeeCee's are inculcated in society to a great depth. Yes we need better specs. But, most people resist thinking different, and are rarely rewarded when they do, that is the uphill battle to convert the masses as much or more so than processor speed etc. I think the Apple stores will make a difference. The new adds will help too.
I hope I hope.