Re: Apple 2nd again
- From: Chris Evans <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 14:27:02 +0000
In article <8a763e0a4e.druck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, druck
<URL:mailto:news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Just like back in 1994 when Apple claimed adverts they were the first to
launch a desktop computer with a 32 bit RISC processor - only 7 years after
the Acorn Archimedes was launched - they are decidedly second again.
Now their latest adverts celebrating ditching a decent processor and going
cap in hand to Intel for marketing subsidies, they describe Intel chips heing
"set free" from PCs. Perhapse we should remind them they are at 7 years late
with that one too - that Intel chips have been set free in RISC OS machines
since we started using the Intel made Strong ARM rev T in the Risc PC, and
the the Iyonix contains and Intel XScale.
Of course they meant Intel x86 chips, but don't say that, the mention of the
worlds crappiest ISA sticking in their throats perhapse.
But they've already been in trouble in the US for saying that PCs were
dull, and had to reword the advert for the UK.
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/03/03/apple_pc_not_dull_claim/
They weren't even second but third!
If the criteria is desktop operating systems Linux came second.
By saying "set free from PCs" we are usuming they mean 'Windows PCs' of
course!
Chris Evans
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