Story: Intel has designs on Apple
Posted by: Thomas Barta (Friday 4 March 2005, 7:18 PM)
Tyler is exactly right. Sure, Intel can design a PC with a smallform factor, but why bother? Intel doesn't have a worthwhile OS to run on it. Or a decent chip to power it. It's like those "cargo cult" pacific islanders, who, in awe of the airplanes they started seeing in the skies started aping them by making airplane-shaped idols out of palm fronds and sticks.
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WHY, pray tell, do we want the PC designers to be... Tyler DiMicco -
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That Intel puts an obvious direct k... Douglas Metcalfe
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Apple raised the bar. Unfortunately for PC vendors... Anonymous
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The Mac Mini is a functioning computer. The intel... Willie Lomax
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Imagine if Apple created an empty ugly box to mimi... Clue Giver
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Intel isn't the problem for the PC world, it'... Anonymous
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