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IBM to end PC business ...
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No mention of the chip making and PowerPC - interesting...
But like they said, its the end of an era.
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But like they said, its the end of an era.
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Wow. I haven't heard that phrase for years. Most people say "PC compatible" or "Windows compatible." Actuallly, most people don't even say that. It's assumed that any PC that's not a Mac will run Windows.broken_keyboard said:
wow, that certainly is shocking news..totally out of the blue.
i find it odd that they haven't mentioned their chip business. perhaps that's giving them good profits, so it hasn't given that division the chop..
certainly the end of an era..
/asif
i find it odd that they haven't mentioned their chip business. perhaps that's giving them good profits, so it hasn't given that division the chop..
certainly the end of an era..
/asif
I did see an article recently in the Boston Globe about the PC business. It said that PC sales are seeing a slight decrease. That by 2007 the current 10 PC makers would be down to 7. So it seems that the first one will soon be gone. Like others may the Apple/IBM cooperation continue to flourish.
That's an unintentional joke. The PC business unit would be out of IBM, which is nicknamed "Big Blue", i.e., PCs "out of the Blue".asif786 said:
Maybe Apple should buy IBM, boy would that be a coup
Then Apple can finally release OS X for x86 The Thinkpad line is a good line of notebooks.
Then Apple can finally release OS X for x86 The Thinkpad line is a good line of notebooks.
Macmaniac said:Maybe Apple should buy IBM, boy would that be a coup
not again
... it's ok as it is, may IBM continue with their linux and server lines and I think in fact that they will, that would be a big kick for MS.
Three words:
Linux on Power.
I was talking about this over six months ago, and I would not be at all surprised to see big Blue forge ahead with their partners - Samsung, Toshiba, et al - with an IBM branded PowerPC workstation for the enterprise market. Their selling point... Be compatible with Windows through our software, but without the headaches and Microsoft fees. Hell, use our stuff instead if they get uppity!
Linux on Power.
I was talking about this over six months ago, and I would not be at all surprised to see big Blue forge ahead with their partners - Samsung, Toshiba, et al - with an IBM branded PowerPC workstation for the enterprise market. Their selling point... Be compatible with Windows through our software, but without the headaches and Microsoft fees. Hell, use our stuff instead if they get uppity!
