Intel is quietly planing to release it's new "MMX" chip by the end of
this year. According to early reports the chip greatly increases
performance of many applications in particular graphics. It's been
written that companies like Adobe stand to benefit from this chip the
most. Evidently the chip makes Photoshop run faster than Mac,
potentially enabling Adobe to move graphic designers to Wintel
machines and greatly expand it's share of Windows market. I think it
could reverse downward trend that Adobe was experiencing due to Mac's
downfall. I think it's also the reason why Adobe and Intel were the
only "Buy" recommendations in the last issue of Wired magazine.
You can find a discussion about the chip at Intel on this board
and related article are at:
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