powerbook G5?

Lycander said:
But why then, if the G5 (made by IBM) on a 90 nm process is expected to be stable and reliable, why can't AMD enjoy the same 90 nm goodness given their relationship with IBM? One starts to wonder.

It should be noted that AMD makes their own chips... not IBM. This is the same with Motorola (who licensed PowerPC technology from IBM_. IBM has a very high quality control in their production which in turn is why they are able to come to market with that technology sooner than other companies (even those who license that technology).

If IBM started manufacturing AMD chips based on AMD designs, then AMD would have those chips today... but AMD makes its money off making the chips themselves.
 
The next occurrence of a personal attack by ANYONE in this thread will cause me to get that estranged look in my eye, and no doubtably provoke my skin to turn green and my muscles to expand to 10 times their normal size, ruining yet another shirt of mine.

Please, for the sake of my sanity and wardrobe, no griping or gloating, just be nice and stay on topic please.
 
evildan i think that was a feature of our friend hulkaros, who apparently has left this forum...

(im sure we all know the reasons to his depart..)
(if u dont know i can enlighten u)
 
Aha! I knew something wasn't right around here. I remember some of you guys, but I haven't seen hulkaros. PM me about why he left.
(I myself left for a while because life got busy... sold my Macs... I know I know!!! But I needed the money, plus I found people who wanted them more than I did.)


RacerX:
Yeah I know AMD makes their own chips. But again just now I saw the headlines: "AMD’s High-End 90nm Microprocessors to Come in 2005?" I just thought that since IBM and AMD are so close, AMD would tap their shoulder and say "Hey Big Blue, gimme a hand with this?"
 
Lycander said:
I just thought that since IBM and AMD are so close, AMD would tap their shoulder and say "Hey Big Blue, gimme a hand with this?"

I don't think that's quite how things work in the business world - a partnership between two big companies doesn't necessarily mean they're going to share all knowledge. ;)
 
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