| Thursday, June 30, 2005 |
17:12 - One "I did" is worth a hundred "I'm gonnas"
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1833126,00.asp
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In this eWeek article, IBM is claiming that Apple's move to Intel was a bad move—or at least an unnecessary one, because IBM could cover the entire Mac product line if it wanted to.
I guess we're to conclude that they just didn't want to, huh?
Via evariste, who says, "Either they're too proud to admit they couldn't, or Cringely was right and this is more of a strategic move against Microsoft than a forced move due to poor prospects with IBM."
I hope it's not because IBM planned to sell Apple Cells or Xenons, because Ars Technica (via Steven Den Beste) has some worrisome quotes from AnandTech (since retracted, or at least hidden) about the potential of those game console chips. There's some evidence that no matter how far ahead of the game IBM is now, any company taking the long view might be entirely justified in sticking with Intel—which Apple has apparently done. From the sound of things, the game consoles might be floundering while the Mac thrives, three years from now.
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Brian Tiemann
