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To: George W Daly, Jr. who wrote (3499)	7/17/1998 11:07:00 AM
From: J R KARY	Read Replies (1) of 8218

Isn't AAPL now free to buy PowerPC's from both IBM and Motorola ? George thanks for the info . I was disappointed when I first saw the "news" and fell into instant denial . From what I have been able to gather since then , and simply put , IBM chose speed and Mot chose articulation (AltiVec) as the PowerPC's direction . The companies will continue to share technical developments but each will have distinct R&D/manufacturing , with IBM's in Rochester, Mn . In view of the Wintel monopoly , I read the I-M physical separation as a positive for the FTC/DOJ's actions . I've not seen a report from the principals that the AIM partnership was terminated , only the I-M Austin facility . In my post here a few weeks ago , IBM credits about $13 bln in PowerPC revenue on a $2 bln R&D/mfg budget . AAPL was in that revenue . Has IBM now clearly stated that it will no longer supply AAPL with PowerPCs ? Thanks and regards, Jim K.

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