Attn: Apple whores
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Originally Posted by Chazmo,Sep 15 2005, 08:08 PM
Mikey, that's interesting. Tnx for the link.
What I don't understand is why Apple doesn't do both AMD and Intel. Bottom line is that the OS and app software is the same on both platforms. My little company, with about 40 or so hardware engineers, can copy reference designs from both companies and stay current. Of course, we're special.
In the server world, we're seeing that AMD is beating Intel in a lot of scenarios. But, of course, as the article says if low-power chips are key to Apple, so be it. Frankly, I think that's admirable. Maybe Apple can make a portable Mac that doesn't burn my testicles. That'd be worth talking about.
What I don't understand is why Apple doesn't do both AMD and Intel. Bottom line is that the OS and app software is the same on both platforms. My little company, with about 40 or so hardware engineers, can copy reference designs from both companies and stay current. Of course, we're special.
In the server world, we're seeing that AMD is beating Intel in a lot of scenarios. But, of course, as the article says if low-power chips are key to Apple, so be it. Frankly, I think that's admirable. Maybe Apple can make a portable Mac that doesn't burn my testicles. That'd be worth talking about.
(at least that's what they are claiming). Maybe this is just in the server space (i.e., Opteron).
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