[Ti] PB's were in real danger of falling behind

[Michael Bigley]

>Mac users have to stop "looking over the fence" at the other guy's lawn
>mower.
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>I can do all the work I need to do on the machines that Apple has presently.
>I believe that I can still do the work I need to do on the machines Apple
>has in the pipeline.
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>It's not just about raw speed. It's about a comfort level, an OS that's easy
>and fun to use and being part of a company and a community that I enjoy.

This is a great point, to which I will add, that in the current 
economy and state of computer sales overall, the "need for speed" is 
an issue with a very small part of users.  The industry built huge 
profits and growth for years on "mo', better, faster".  The market 
tanked when most folks said, "this is fast enough for me."

No, Apple cannot live forever off the G4 chip, but there have 
obviously been problems with either the G5 architecture, Motorola's 
commitment to it and/or the Apple/Motorola relationship.  I think 
Apple is being wise by using the time that the current market affords 
to evaluate a long-term chip strategy. Those possibilities include:

- G5 by Motorola
- IBM PPC chip which they recently announced will reach 6 gigahertz
- AMD/Apple relationship to produce something completely different

That's not to mention the various other architectural changes in 
processors that are currently being developed.  Apple is the 
innovator. Jobs also made a huge commitment to the portable. I would 
expect Apple will "WOW" us with their next generation of processors 
in a way they did the recent 17" Powerbooks -- and they will work in 
both desktops and portables out of the gate.
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