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Apple's cost for Intel processors??? [message #63519]

Sat, 21 January 2006 03:01

excelav

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Registered: July 2005
Location: Metro Detroit

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Re: Apple's cost for Intel processors??? [message #63528 is a reply to message #63519]

Sat, 21 January 2006 09:04

jjdpro
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Registered: January 2006

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Hey James,
I think we al pretty much expected this due to the both Intel's and AmD's
Operton dual cores are much more costly even to PC builders than a single
core processor.

Personaly, I would like to see Apple build a single core Intel P4 macine
for everyday buisness and or low end music video machine. great work still
can be done on single core processors. This way, they can gain even more
market share.

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Re: Apple's cost for Intel processors??? [message #63534 is a reply to message #63519]

Sat, 21 January 2006 10:29

Deej [1]

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Registered: January 2006

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I wonder why they didn't go with AMD. I'll bet they could have gotten a
price break from AMD (though that's purely speculation). Perhaps it's an
*image* thing, but AMD's image is well respected in the AV community and
that's where a large part of Apple's market is.

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Sat, 21 January 2006 12:13

excelav

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Registered: July 2005
Location: Metro Detroit

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Give it a couple of years for AMD and Apple. I think the reasons Apple went
with Intel is, Intel supplies something like 90% of all of the chips used,
bigger name recognition. The biggest reason is MOBOs. Last year Apple's
chief hardware designer retired from Apple. With Intel's help and their
code lock system, Apple could get new systems to market quickest. Apple
is a business, and it's all about business.

James

"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
>I wonder why they didn't go with AMD. I'll bet they could have gotten a
>price break from AMD (though that's purely speculation). Perhaps it's an
>*image* thing, but AMD's image is well respected in the AV community and
>that's where a large part of Apple's market is.
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Re: Apple's cost for Intel processors??? [message #63538 is a reply to message #63534]

Sat, 21 January 2006 13:17

TCB
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I've wondered the same thing. It looks like they're jumping right now to the
least attractive set of technology. Read up on the Cell chips from IBM and
they look spectacular, while AMD is currently handing Intel its ass in the
spaces where performance and power consumption matter. I assume Apple did
what it did because Intel paid them off, er that's illegal, so I assume Intel
agreed to extensive mutually beneficial marketing (what Intel does with some
other manufacturers like Dell). Where I work we're taking a serious look
at a dual core dual processor AMD based server for our next mail server.

TCB

"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
>I wonder why they didn't go with AMD. I'll bet they could have gotten a
>price break from AMD (though that's purely speculation). Perhaps it's an
>*image* thing, but AMD's image is well respected in the AV community and
>that's where a large part of Apple's market is.
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>"James McCloskey" <excelsm@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:43d20681$1@linux...
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Re: Apple's cost for Intel processors??? [message #63539 is a reply to message #63538]

Sat, 21 January 2006 14:44

LaMont
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Registered: October 2005

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Agreed. Apple & AMD had a deal 3 years ago. It bben speculated that Intel
came to the table with $$$ and Apple renigged of the AMD deal. This has prompted
AMD to start litigation against Intel..

"TCB" <nobody@ishere.com> wrote:
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>I've wondered the same thing. It looks like they're jumping right now to
the
>least attractive set of technology. Read up on the Cell chips from IBM and
>they look spectacular, while AMD is currently handing Intel its ass in the
>spaces where performance and power consumption matter. I assume Apple did
>what it did because Intel paid them off, er that's illegal, so I assume
Intel
>agreed to extensive mutually beneficial marketing (what Intel does with
some
>other manufacturers like Dell). Where I work we're taking a serious look
>at a dual core dual processor AMD based server for our next mail server.
>
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>TCB
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>"DJ" <animix_spam-this-ahole_@animas.net> wrote:
>>I wonder why they didn't go with AMD. I'll bet they could have gotten a
>>price break from AMD (though that's purely speculation). Perhaps it's an
>>*image* thing, but AMD's image is well respected in the AV community and
>>that's where a large part of Apple's market is.
>>
>>
>>"James McCloskey" <excelsm@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:43d20681$1@linux...
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>>> http://cestockblog.com/article/5966
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