[Ti] Powerbook MacIntel... could be, could be... what do you think?

[Mikael Byström]

Chris Olson said:

> Apple used to  
>be the largest distributor of desktop/portable/server (not embedded)  
>PowerPC chips - that title is now going to Microsoft.  Add to that  
>IBM has partnered with Sony and Toshiba on the Cell processor.  The  
>entire PowerPC market, pricing structure, and supply chain suddenly  
>changed.  So Apple jumped ship.

But how is Apples position improved with the Intel/competitors market
regarding whether to what extent Apple value the criteria you put
forward, one may ask. Not claiming you say that it is improved. If it
isn't, however, then whatever Apple get from Intel must be regarded by
Apple to be of a higher value for the company (and hopefully that means
for their customers) that what IBM could have provided.

>the applecart (pun intended) got upset by Microsoft  
>with the Xbox 360, and the PlayStation with the Cell processor.  

Maybe Apple should have gone into the player market as well instead. iPlay?