tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601962.post111808030798558731..comments2023-11-05T02:58:00.991-05:00Comments on Everything Apple: Steve Jobs has confirmed the switch to IntelEughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17447769511412170723noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601962.post-1118284289891723042005-06-08T22:31:00.000-04:002005-06-08T22:31:00.000-04:001) I'm no engineer, but it seemed clear that Cell ...1) I'm no engineer, but it seemed clear that Cell was not an appropriate CPU choice for general purpose computing. Perhaps something based of PPE and multi-core would have worked, but Apple obviously chose a different route.<BR/><BR/>2) Yes, I think it's all about the performance per watt of upcoming MOBILE Intel CPUs. While many have wondered about AMD, AMD simply didn't have everything in place for Apple, especially the mobile CPUs (as well as compilers, etc.) I'm looking forward to Yonah in 2006.<BR/><BR/>3) You know, it IS a slap in the face to Altivec. However, it could be argued that Apple was really the big proponent for Altivec, and still Altivec had little traction overall. So Apple finally said forget it. People will complain about SSE3, but at least it works, the clock speeds are high, and there are a lot more SSE programmers out there than Altivec coders. Not to mention that Intel has excellent autovectorizing compilers which are coming to OS X. (IBM's autovectorizing XL compilers never materialized.)Eughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17447769511412170723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601962.post-1118200251448912692005-06-07T23:10:00.000-04:002005-06-07T23:10:00.000-04:00With the huge slap in the face given to the Altive...With the huge slap in the face given to the Altivec crowd -and very few being inclined to waste time on Cocoa development, the handwriting is on the wall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7601962.post-1118132172440207312005-06-07T04:16:00.000-04:002005-06-07T04:16:00.000-04:00Eug,What does the Intel processor offer over IBMs ...Eug,<BR/><BR/>What does the Intel processor offer over IBMs cell processors? From what I understand, the Cell processor kicks ass for multimedia purposes. Wouldn't this better suit Apple's needs?<BR/><BR/>I sure as hell hope this doesn't blow up in Apple's face, especially if IBM starts producing much faster PPC-based chips.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com