Apple turning away from Intel going to AMD CPUs

[motormafia]

http://www.cooltechzone.com/2010/04/20/why-apple-is-going-after-amd-for-chips/

Why Apple is Going After AMD for Chips

Written by: Gundeep Hora on 4/20/10 | Filed Under Apple | Share ShareThis

On the surface, it seems crazy. Why would Apple, which has seen amazing success with Intel’s CPU line, give that up for AMD? That would not only mean renegotiating supply contracts with a notoriously erratic company but redesigning the company’s entire computer lineup, too — and probably a ground-up rewrite of the MacOS, to boot.

For a company like Apple that prides itself on fine-grained control over every aspect of its hardware and a reputation for stability and reliability, it sounds like a downright disastrous idea.

But there’s one big reason why this news could be legit: Money. In a nutshell, Intel chips are expensive, and AMDs are cheap. Intel justifies its markup because, for now, its chips are faster. But many vendors are finding that the latest generation of AMD chips are about as good as Intel’s — maybe not Prime beef for dinner, but at least Choice. For a company coming under increasing pressure over its $2,000-plus laptops from users who can get similar specs in a PC for hundreds less, that alone is a compelling argument.

Read the full story at Yahoo! News.

 

[motormafia]

Apple initially used IBM designed Motorola made PowerPC for CPUs.

Then few years ago they dropped that to go to Intel.

Sam was probably pissed at use of Intel?

Now they dropped Intel for AMD, would Sam be happier?

 

[redlightmeansgo]

that means we have to buy every software from scratch. That freaking happened when they switched to Intel.

Apple knows it has captured a significant share of the multimedia market, especially the film and video industry. There are so many players who have switched over to a Mac platform, even in Hollywood, and they will be stuck if Apple decides to change and they don't follow suit.

Cunning bastard, this particular guy Steve

 

[johnny333]

Intel makes poor graphics chips & they are suing Nvidia to prevent them from offering their better GPU's with the i5 & i7. Apple obviously wants to have the best chips for their portables which the squabbles between Intel & Nvidia is preventing .

The rumoured negotiations with AMD puts pressure on Intel to settle the licensing issue with Nvidia, or to make a better GPU. Also for Intel not to take their partnership for granted .

Don't play play with Apple

 

[Leongsam]

Sam was probably pissed at use of Intel?

Now they dropped Intel for AMD, would Sam be happier?

I couldn't care less which processor is used as long as it doesn't run microshit.