Motorola Semiconductor Layoffs Equals Apple Buyout Explained At MWSF?
Could the news of layoffs at Motorola Semiconductor be in preperation for a sellout to Apple. Or could Apple have asked Motorola to slim the workforce under the Motorola name so Apple doesnt have to do it themselves? I am beginning to wonder if the longer keynote has something to do with this or something along the lines of a processor switch.
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(Gates has a keynote that night)
No, it's in preperation of Motorola getting out of the semiconducor buisness.
Won't this hurt Apple?
If Moto is essentailly killing of it's fab dept. then who will make the chips?
Also, if Moto is bought out-won't that delay chips if they are still going to be made?
And, who's to say the new owner won't tell Apple to piss off?
Longer Keynote = Jobs ego w/ Bill Gates
(Gates has a keynote that night)
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This could be the reason for Jobs giving a longer keynote, a day early. If he goes the day after Gates, then media coverage will be terrible, at best.
So this might have nothing to do with how much Jobs has to talk about, and everything to do with media coverage.
This might be a big brouhaha about nothing!
So this might have nothing to do with how much Jobs has to talk about, and everything to do with media coverage.
This might be a big brouhaha about nothing!
That is outrageous, Steve wouldnt make it LONGER because of BILL GATES. The media loves to see what Steve has to say compared to Gates anyway.
<strong>This could be the reason for Jobs giving a longer keynote, a day early. If he goes the day after Gates, then media coverage will be terrible, at best.
So this might have nothing to do with how much Jobs has to talk about, and everything to do with media coverage.
This might be a big brouhaha about nothing!
That is outrageous, Steve wouldnt make it LONGER because of BILL GATES. The media loves to see what Steve has to say compared to Gates anyway.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Yes he would. You think the iPod was released 2 days before XP was launched by coincidence?
the iMacs are done right now but MWSF is so close that they have to hold it back for the show.
Any time Steve can one up Gates he does. <img src="graemlins/smokin.gif" border="0" alt="[Chilling]" />
<strong>I see it the same way, but it started with Gates. First Gates knew (suspected) OS X would rock, so called his new OS = XP to get a hold on some of this/Apples X Hype, and then Turned right arround and called the gameing console X- Box to take away from the fact that he / They / Microslosh just practaly ripped X factor from Apples OS, but 10 is better than XP anyway, and we are all aware of it.
Have you been living under an anti-technology rock for the past five+ years? Microsoft started naming things with "X" long before Apple. Active X and Direct X were around before Mac OS X. Microsoft has not changed its nameing scheme simply because Apple released Mac OS X. M$ may copy many things from Apple, but using "X" in their product lineup wasn't one of 'em.
you misspelled iMac.
If you really believe Microsoft called it Windows XP to follow the naming scheme of Active X and Direct X, well then you need to open your eyes.
Imagine if there were only ONE auto company, and everyone had to buy their cars from this single company. Sure, there would be a few fringe automakers, like BMW, Volvo, etc, but they would all be too expensive for most people. But everyone is so brainwashed, that they think this single automaker actually cares about giving them the best autos that they can possible make.
And as an extra feature, wherever you drive this manufacturers cars, it broadcasts signals to the main HQ, so they can track your position at all times. A giant database analyzes your movements and patterns, so that they can target advertisments at you. So they not only know where you are at all times, but they can use previous data to predict, with 90% accuracy, where you WILL be at all times.
It could happen!!!
<strong>I would rather look at a wall and watch the paint dry than watch a Bill Gates keynote speech.
watching paint dry can be highly entertaining.
They've got serious problems internally, and it's as much politics as economics and the bad economy. I wouldn't be surprised at all if the company was broken up and the remaining viable technologies / units being sold off to other companies.
Is Apple going to be one of them? I'm inclined to think not. Why would they want to inherit all the bullcrap political culture problems and economic losses at a time like this? I'm more inclined to think IBM could buy whatever aspects of their semiconductor unit they want (Altivec, maybe some of the faciliies, some of the better engineers, etc)...and let the rest die a peaceful holiday death.
But, concerning "processor switch."Phil 3D ( ---.lucasfilm.com ) posted information concerning just that, at the following link.
[quote]10.Bonus Prediction.
G5 to be renamed Athlon <hr></blockquote>
<a href="http://www.postforum.com/forums/read.php?f=6&i=26730&t=26730"; target="_blank">http://www.postforum.com/forums/read.php?f=6&i=26730&t=26730</a>;
In my own little fantasy, the reason test boxes are sealed is due to the fact that the cpu's inside are AMD :eek: . Apple's "Black Hole" department(where no information escapes... he he) secretly worked a deal w/ AMD to manufacture cpu's for their powermacs.
The reason Altivec didn't scale properly in early prototypes was due to the fact that it wasn't Altivec, it is AMD's version. The reason Photoshop seems behind in developing their software for OS X is they are optimizing for AMD's cpu.
It even explains why there is no mention of Altivec on Motorola's roadmap for the G5 cpu. Why, because there never will be.
It all is becoming sooo clear. Well, back to my Jack Daniels crystal ball. My crystal ball may not be as accurate as ATAT's, but it is a lot more fun.
I found the above link in a post by Onyxx @ Macrumors
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