Not all microprocessors are used in personal computers. Internet equipment
uses quite a few (admittedly less than PCs). Compatibility with Microsoft
adds no value. Power PC chips can generated significant profits.
-jeff
----- Original Message -----
From: "Julian Davies" <julian_davies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [OM] Re: [OT] Is The MAC Dead
>
> No, companies produce what is profitable. However good the power PC is as
> a
> chip, it is not in the same league of unit profitability as a Pentium god
> knows what. Intel will use vastly greater resources to keep it that way,
> and
> they have some other areas of performance growth to investigate too.
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