its high time that a off-topic list be added for people to discuss
non-technical
issues. those who are interested will subscribe to it.
Quoting Karanbir Singh <Mail-Lists@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Franki wrote:
>> Feizhou wrote:
>>
>>> William Warren wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am wondering what the list's opinion is on the Apple to Intel
>>>> switch. This is going to put a slick desktop that runs on top of
>>>> BSD directly into the mainstream. What does this hold for Linux
>>>> in general, Linux on the desktop..and microsoft.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Somebody I know (not Apple related) gave me this opinion.
>>>
>>> Apple -> Intel could be because Apple has the IP to PPC and since
>>> IBM don't want to play, Apple will just find another manufacturer.
>>> Intel make sense because AMD does not have capacity.
>>
>>
>> Just AMD's existance is enough to ensure that Intel play ball.
>> How long do you suppose it would take for Apple to play the AMD ball
>> to get price discounts?
>> If Apple runs on x86, then it would require very little work to get
>> OSX happy on AMD as well, particularly the new ones that have SSE3
>> and dual core. With IBM apple knew they had no real barganing
>> position, that is not the case with Intel.
>
> This conversation is pretty much off-topic here, I tried to make that
> point with my last post in a more subtle way ... didnt work :)
>
> Please take it elsewhere,
>
> Thanks,
>
> - K
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