What are the chances of MS taking Intel aswell?
My uncle (who works for apple) told me a story of how Apple used to be partenered(spelling?) with IBM. Then MS(microsoft) came along and said "Hey IBM, we want your chip for our new product the "Xbox" and we dont want you to sell them to Apple anymore." Now of course MS had the money to do that, so IBM was taken away from Apple. What do you think the chances are of Microsoft stealing away Intel like they did IBM??
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Originally posted by TednDi
where do I begin.....
Let me try this one:
There are 2 other game consoles that are going to use the PPC chips, the Sony's new Playstation and Nintendo's new machine. To say MS 'stole' IBM away from Apple is a joke to say the least.
Apple only accounted for a very small percentage of IBM and Freescale's customer base; both of them had other customers to look after. IBM killed any chance of Apple staying with them by making huge promises years ago with a 3GHz G5, as well as low-wattage G5s for the laptop, neither have availed.
Apple may have other reasons for the switch, but the main thing is that Intel's roadmap is more along the lines of Apple than IBM and Freescale's have for the PPC chip. Now they're using Intel, they can have an alternative supplier in AMD, I doubt we see AMD chips but Apple only has to mention the word and it could see them get a kickback from Intel.
It looks like IBM's gone down the path of building on the Cell for their Power line, which just doesn't make any sense for desktops or laptops at this point. There was a fork in the road and Apple had to make a choice.
Originally posted by Apple Imp
...Then MS(microsoft) came along and said "Hey IBM, we want your chip for our new product the "Xbox" and we dont want you to sell them to Apple anymore." Now of course MS had the money to do that, so IBM was taken away from Apple.....
I've heard this too. I believe most of it took place in Area 51 after the alien autopsy and Apollo landings were faked; I'm sure a grassy knoll came into it somewhere too.
Originally posted by jouster
I've heard this too. I believe most of it took place in Area 51 after the alien autopsy and Apollo landings were faked; I'm sure a grassy knoll came into it somewhere too.
No no, the alien autopsy was real, just the moon landings were fake
Originally posted by gregmightdothat
No no, the alien autopsy was real, just the moon landings were fake
An Elivs is alive, and works at MS. That is why all their software is fat and bloated.
intel has great chips and a future roadmap with dualcore lower heat, better battery life, and the chip making capacity to back up apples expansion...don't you remember the product delays and lack of product growth
amd didn't have the roadmap, support, capacity or panache that intel has and was willing to "partner" build, support reduce apple's development costs so.....guess what happened?8)
Originally posted by gregmightdothat
No no, the alien autopsy was real, just the moon landings were fake
I haven't seen it yet; I've been waiting for the colorized version to come out. I bet IT is Big Blue!
Originally posted by Apple Imp
My uncle (who works for apple) told me a story of how Apple used to be partenered(spelling?) with IBM. Then MS(microsoft) came along and said "Hey IBM, we want your chip for our new product the "Xbox" and we dont want you to sell them to Apple anymore." Now of course MS had the money to do that, so IBM was taken away from Apple. What do you think the chances are of Microsoft stealing away Intel like they did IBM??
IBM was not taken away from Apple, Apple dumped IBM, mostly because IBM could not come up with a good chip for notebooks. MS has absolutely no say in who Intel (or IBM for that matter) sells their chips to.
Originally posted by Apple Imp
My uncle (who works for apple) told me a story of how Apple used to be partenered(spelling?) with IBM. Then MS(microsoft) came along and said "Hey IBM, we want your chip for our new product the "Xbox" and we dont want you to sell them to Apple anymore." Now of course MS had the money to do that, so IBM was taken away from Apple. What do you think the chances are of Microsoft stealing away Intel like they did IBM??
What do you mean by steal?
I bet IBM and Freescale don't even feel like producing chips for Mac themselves.
Originally posted by wgauvin
An Elivs is alive, and works at MS. That is why all their software is fat and bloated.
Let me get this straight: Elvis is a great person, he's neither fat nor bloated, he's a great singer - the king - and he's definetly not on Bill's payroll! Not sure about John Lennon though...
Originally posted by Chris_here
Let me get this straight: Elvis is a great person, he's neither fat nor bloated, he's a great singer - the king - and he's definetly not on Bill's payroll! Not sure about John Lennon though...
But that's because john didn't write as good as Sir Paul did.
ooooooh envy...
helter skelter