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Well, two dead machines from this update (12" powerbook dies at service loading window, G3 iMac (fresh panther install) grey screens at boot) Apple really needs to sort their QA process out 'cause I'm getting tired of rebuilding machines. Neither machines had anything other than a mouse and...

Actually if you read the thread (and the associated Ars thread) you will see that the compiler does indeed compile code for any altivec enabled PowerPC chip including the G4. This compiler does not compile objectiveC but it could be used to compile low level core system libraries... Either...

Apple makes nice desktops which run on a Unix(alike) operating system, Sun makes high powered servers which run on (guess what...) a Unix operating system. Apple is good with the consumer and niche markets but is nowhere in the corporate market where PC's dominate. Sun is nowhere in the...

Hey dude, I've read the interview to the end and the apple/ibm guys come out very well, even the interviewer admitted that he wanted one. The fact that these other sites have picked out one small (and incorrectly informed) part of the interview just advertises their own ignorance. They...

binaryDigit, As to your first argument, how is this different from say Microsoft offering Win2K, WinXP home, WinXP pro, WinXP server, etc, etc.... You are missing the point that IBM would be getting an advanced product that they could actively influence the future development of (without...

How about... Request a Powerbook so you can admin on the move, price comparisons between a PB and similarly spec'd dell and IBM laptops are favourable (At least over here in the UK). You get great wireless connectivity built in which is a real bonus (you'll need an Airport base station though)...

Its interesting from IBM's perspective that their chip is more or less directly compatible with OS X. _I hear that IBM are planning to offer blade servers using this chip, what if Apple licenced OS X Server for use in these blade servers as well as using the chip in their own machines? Apple...