Apple Switch to Intel Not a Big Loss for IBM

KaushalParekh writes "An interesting article about how Apple's switch to Intel chips may not be that bad for IBM after all. "Apple sees an opportunity with Intel. But IBM continues the same chip development that allowed Apple to claim several firsts and fastests. Now, Big Blue will plow its research efforts into processors for game consoles and other consumer products that might one day knock the PC down a rung." Also, "a lucrative avenue for IBM in China, where the marriage of the Linux OS to PCs armed with [IBM] PowerPC chips presents some intriguing possibilities." And, "Large firms like Sony, Microsoft and Comcast are betting that a home-entertainment device, evolved from a game console or set-top box, will replace many of the PC's functions. IBM plans to be inside these new systems.""

Comments

Oooooooohhh...

[h2d2]

And everyone thought IBM was at a loss when it chose the three largest game console manufacturers instead of a computer manufacturer with 4% market share.

Re:Oooooooohhh...

[TheRaven64]

Well obviously. I know loads of people with Macs, and no one with an XBox 360 or PlayStation 3.

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Re:I don't think they are crying about it

[American AC in Paris]

They may have even broke out the good campaign

...I, too, used to have trouble remembering how to spell "champagne". Then, I started pronouncing it as "cham-pag-nee" and I haven't had a single problem spelling it since.

Of course, the folks at the wine store give me funny looks now, but they're just a bunch of snooty cheese-eaters.