Re: Once again, Intel builds a CPU just for Apple
On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 21:47:58 -0600, Gene Jones wrote
(in article
<jasin-D12641.20475726012008@mpls-nnrp-05.inet.qwest.net>):
> A good read:
>
> You may have wondered how it is possible that the MacBook Air is getting
> a new Intel microprocessor - a processor that is so new that it has not
> been available for any other product. We actually have seen other
> examples of Apple being treated as a very special customer by Intel,
> such as the exclusive availability of the 3.0 GHz quad-core Xeon last
> year.
Intel has a long history of offering what essentially amount to
bribes (although I'm not claiming they're illegal, but the are
used similarly) to entice various companies to buy their
products over those of their competition. They did this to good
effect with Dell for many years before Dell finally started
selling AMD-based systems, for example.
> A little investigation reveals that Intel actually did develop a
> processor for Apple and its MacBook Air. And, if you are aware of the
> background story, this special Apple chip makes a whole lot of sense for
> both Apple and Intel.
A little more investigation would likely reveal that Intel made
this promise /before/ Apple announced the switch to Intel from
PPC.
--
Lefty
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..........right next to the potatoes and gravy.
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