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You mean to say thank you Apple/IBM
Apple released their 64bit dual processor G5 desktop
model first. That prompted AMD to release their 64bit
Athlon earlier then they planned.

The biggest difference is that the Apple offering retains it's
value longer than any Wintel model.

Basically, Intel has been so arrogant that they never even
saw the 64bit revolution coming. They must've figured that
they had consumers so snowed into believing the MHz
myth that no one would buy into the 64bit madness.

They failed to realize that consumers are fickle and that it
doesn't matter which measurement is increased, the
consumers will want it, because if it's a bigger number it
must be faster.

Heck, those G5s are flying off the shelves so fast Apple just
released the 64bit processor in there Xserve 1U rack mount
server. In fact, Virginia tech is going to upgrade their new
super computer (third fastest is the world, i believe) to the
Xserve, which you can read about here:

http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/01/27/
virginia/
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in other words...  dg mh | 01/29/04
Amazing  KiwiIT | 01/29/04
Smell That???  middle of nowhere | 01/29/04
the smell is also the chip smoking ... wink  nograin | 01/30/04
Thank you AMD..  jimk_z | 01/29/04
You mean to say thank you Apple/IBM  PitLord | 01/31/04
Was once a leader...  in-DUH-vidual | 01/30/04
Stealth?  alan.canellis@... | 01/30/04
Oh, no. Not another 30years of X86  Prognosticator | 01/30/04
Why not...  STDog | 01/30/04
Intel CT Technology....  doh123 | 01/30/04
AMD or Intel...which 64-bit chip will be best?  Guy Fawkes | 01/30/04
re: Intel plans demo of Opteron rival: CT  Wolfie2K3 | 01/30/04
You forgot the real most common task...  quietLee | 01/30/04
You also forgot...  JBREPHAN@... | 01/30/04
History kinda repeats...  rafe01 | 01/30/04
Intel, welcome to the real world  michael-t | 01/30/04
Enough already! G5 isn't the future  zeusfuse | 01/31/04
and supercomputer builders  TWRX | 01/31/04
Opteron's and Xeons are in Clusters, too - what's your point?  zeusfuse | 02/03/04
will it run windows?  ryusen | 01/30/04
I doubt that's a major issue  Michael Kelly | 02/02/04
well not just microsoft  ryusen | 02/02/04

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