Re: Apple, Jobs, and the irony of it

[Greg Buchner <apple22@mn.rr.com>]

In article <20030818034218.21828.00000639@mb-m07.aol.com>,
 supertimer@aol.com (Supertimer) wrote:

> Greg Buchner <apple22@mn.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> >supertimer@aol.com (Supertimer) wrote:
> >
> >> One thing I find really funny about Apple these days is
> >> how they try to deny AMD out of existence.  In 2000,
> >> when the Athlon K7 was introduced, it was the same
> >> thing.  All you heard from Apple was G3 vs. PIII even
> >> though the highest performing PC processor at the
> >> time was an AMD part.
> >
> >I don't find it funny...the people who do the comparisions are always 
> >using the multi-gigahertz Pentium processors when they try to put down 
> >Apple.
> >
> >The people I know (in person) who use AMD usually don't care about Apple 
> >and who's faster or has the higher hertz rating.
> 
> Are you kidding?  The very reason AMD folks choose
> AMD is because they understand the power of AMD
> processors.  We believe AMD processors are better
> than the ones used in Macs and also better than
> Intel processors.

OK, upon reading back, I should have left out the faster part.  They 
aren't interested in who has the highest GigaHertz rating, just 
interested in getting what they consider the best deal for their money.

> >Most of the people I know (again, in person) who are into the Intel 
> >world are always pushing the hertz...
> >
> >So, why should Apple bother with AMD, AMD isn't a problem for Apple.
> 
> Well, for one thing Apple should not lie about the
> G5 being the first PC (ie. personal computer, not
> PC as in "IBM PC") 64-bit processor.

Well, looking around this morning, I can't find any Opteron based 
personal computers.  Just servers.  Only mention of personal computers 
based on an AMD 64-bit processor were Athlon64 machines coming out at 
the end of September.  So, could you point me out to some?  Meanwhile, 
Apple is shipping PPC970 based PowerMacs today.  The two low-end models 
should be in the stores.

Greg B.

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