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To: Bob Kim who wrote (137015)6/8/2001 10:08:04 AM
From: Dave Budde  Read Replies (2) of 186894
 
Bob, re: "I think Apple should reconsider using the x86"

This is a much different issue than porting its environment to the x86 platform. If Apple changed its processor but still maintained its proprietary environment that is one thing. And that is in fact what they did when they moved from 68K to PPC (successfully, by the way).

But I was responding to porting its environment to the x86 system platform, so that other manufacturers could support Apple's OS. This would be a mistake for Apple.

Oh and by the way, Apple using the x86 presupposes that they think it is a better processor. Now, I am certain there are two camps inside Apple, but every time Apple introduces a new high-end machine, they do a bake off against the best Wintel machine available and come out on top every time. So I don't know if Apple believes they are behind in performance.
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