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- From: eric.larson@f620.n2605.z1.ieee.org (eric larson)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
- Subject: Where the mac really wins
- Message-ID: <19869.2B322FD2@zeus.ieee.org>
- Date: 18 Dec 92 02:29:04 GMT
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- # In article <1g4dqfINN1v0@uniwa.uwa.edu.au> craig@ec.uwa.oz.au (Craig
- # Richmond - division) writes:
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- ##Waiting for the Alpha II and PowerPC II to blow the P6 out of the water
- # ^^^^^^^ Beta 9-)
- ##more than the current crop blow away the P5.
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- # Funny.. NT will run on the Alpha, R4000, etc.
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- Sure. But there is no market clout behind these platforms - in other words, I
- won't be able to buy Alpha or R4000 hardware systems without a major hassle,
- and getting shrinkwrapped binaries (software) for them will be near
- impossible, and EXPENSIVE, while IBM and Apple will be selling the PowerPC's,
- which I will be able to buy, easily.
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- No, it's going to be Intel vs. PowerPC. NT ports to other CPUs are smoke and
- mirror market hype from Wild Wille & Co.
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- It will be interesting to see if IBM can win the long-term war with Microsoft.
- They really do have a lot bigger R&D budget, and sooner or later Bill Gates is
- going to lose his focus. One guy can only do it for so long.
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- eric larson - Internet: eric.larson@f620.n2605.z1.ieee.org
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