vee_ess
06-06-2005, 01:10 PM
"Apple's break with IBM stemmed from Jobs' wish that IBM make a larger variety of the PowerPC processors used in Macintosh systems. IBM reportedly balked because of concerns over the profitability of a low-volume business. By wrestling away Apple's business from IBM, Intel tightens its stranglehold on the PC processor business."
Read the article here (http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/BFBeJ35O8GSSDy/Report-Suggests-Apple-May-Switch-to-Intel-Chips.xhtml).
Other articles (http://news.google.com/nwshp?hl=en&gl=us&ncl=http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/BFBeJ35O8GSSDy/Report-Suggests-Apple-May-Switch-to-Intel-Chips.xhtml) mention that reasons include Intel's support for a hardware-level copy protection technology (Trusted Computing Platform Alliance) and Apple's hollywood appeal.
http://news.com.com/Apple+to+ditch+IBM%2C+switch+to+Intel+chips/2100-1006_3-5731398.html
http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,67749,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_1
Read the article here (http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/BFBeJ35O8GSSDy/Report-Suggests-Apple-May-Switch-to-Intel-Chips.xhtml).
Other articles (http://news.google.com/nwshp?hl=en&gl=us&ncl=http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/BFBeJ35O8GSSDy/Report-Suggests-Apple-May-Switch-to-Intel-Chips.xhtml) mention that reasons include Intel's support for a hardware-level copy protection technology (Trusted Computing Platform Alliance) and Apple's hollywood appeal.
http://news.com.com/Apple+to+ditch+IBM%2C+switch+to+Intel+chips/2100-1006_3-5731398.html
http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,67749,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_1