Well...if SUN and Apple doesn't work...how'bout AMD and Apple?
I think that would be an even better fit.
But alas, it will not work out for one simple reasons: Economics.
It's no secret that Steve Jobs wants to climb back to the top in the PC World again...you can only do this by partnering with a company that supplies 80% of the CPU in the computer industry, and INTEL is the solution...not AMD...and most certainly not SUN.
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Forget about 'Open-Source' (or 'Open-Sores', as my coworkers like to call it) DVR implementations.
They are unstable, difficult to install, and just a plain waste of time.
Read why "Windows XP Mediac Center Edition is King."
I am not a paid Micro$oft Spokesperson...but I know I will get flamed anyway for my Micro$oft slant...
Well...if SUN and Apple doesn't work...how'bout AMD and Apple?
I think that would be an even better fit.
But alas, it will not work out for one simple reasons: Economics.
It's no secret that Steve Jobs wants to climb back to the top in the PC World again...you can only do this by partnering with a company that supplies 80% of the CPU in the computer industry, and INTEL is the solution...not AMD...and most certainly not SUN.
Read: Why didn't Apple go with AMD?
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