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See here :
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/z...05/tc_zd/153466
It's a "bad" news for macmaniacs.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/z...05/tc_zd/153466
It's a "bad" news for macmaniacs.
Originally posted by it290@Mon, 2005-06-20 @ 07:33 AM
It's funny, all the Mac dudes are freaking out about this. A friend of mine emailed me after the announcement (he's been using Macs forever) with a bunch of questions about the usability of Linux for the type of work he does. I don't really understand. If x86 means Apple can build faster, better, and maybe cheaper Macs, why is that bad?
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Originally posted by msimplay@Mon, 2005-06-20 @ 07:05 PM
Talking of emulation layers i'm getting bad images of WINE
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Originally posted by it290@Mon, 2005-06-20 @ 04:40 PM
And? They did the same transition from 680x0 -> PPC. Why? Because the 68000 line was not advancing as quickly as they needed it to. The transition went pretty smoothly, and within a generation the PPC machines were outpowering the fastest 680x0-based machines when running 68k software. Now, emulating PPC is undoubtedly more difficult (and Altivec won't be emulated at all, IIRC), but keep in mind that the emulation will now be running in a fully protected environment, unlike last time. Also, Apple is just going to be emulating a processor (that they have extensive knowledge of), not a totally different (and closed) OS, so the WINE comparison is way way off.
This was certainly a smart move for Apple to make in order to avoid stagnation and loss of profits, and I think the consumer will benefit from it. It seems to me that a lot of Apple fanboys just have a chip on their shoulder, especially those who have been touting the superiority of the Power line for the past ten years.
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