[geeks] this is where the mac should be

[Patrick Giagnocavo]

On Oct 12, 2006, at 10:34 AM, Sandwich Maker wrote:

> " --IBM cranks dual-core Power6 beyond 4GHz--
> " IBM Corp. will go back to the future with its next-generation Power6
> " design by pushing raw speed rather than trying to pack more cores on  
> a
> " die.
> "  
> http://www.embedded.com/shared/printableArticle.jhtml? 
> articleID=193200009
>

Shipping mid-2007 (read: early 2008 in qty, mid-2008 for getting into  
the channel as part of a system) at an unknown price point, by which  
time, Apple would have been out of business (had they not switched).

Apple made the right decision, though I wish it could have been avoided.

--Patrick