Re: an anti-mac movement?

In article <abc-6E2A2C.16173503052006@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Mike <abc@xxxxxxx> wrote:

In article <1146676532.779322.173930@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
rander3127@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

How about anti Intel? That would have much greater and universal
appeal.
Apple deserves to be punished for adopting their processors.

Why? They are faster and use less power than the PPC. What's not to
like?

Ignorance is bliss, eh Mike?

I know Mike won't read this, but here is the brief lowdown for everyone
else. Apologies to those who have heard this lecture previously:

Intel chips have no speed advantage over G5 chips. There is zero reason
for tower Macs to go Intel at this time. There may well be an advantage
once Intel catches up to IBM and put out Core Quad chips.

Meanwhile, all Mac laptops do indeed get a great speed boost beyond ye
olde G4 chips thanks to the speed and power efficiency of Intel's Core
Duo chips.

:-D

--
Fortune Magazine, 11-29-05: What's your computer setup today?
Frederick Brooks: I happily use a Macintosh. It's not been equalled for ease
of use, and I want my computer to be a tool, not a challenge.
<http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/12/12/8363107/>
[Frederick Brooks is the author of 'The Mythical Man Month'. He spearheaded
the movement to modernize computer software engineering in 1975]
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