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From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 08:13:22 -0400
I want to repeat -- often I send material from soirces that I dont agree with etc. All opinions
Begin forwarded message: From: JD <j_C () mvps org> Date: June 12, 2005 7:57:17 PM EDT To: dave () farber netSubject: Re: [IP] Going for Broke / Apple's Decision to Use Intel Processors Is Nothing Less Than an Attempt to Dethrone Microsoft. Really.
I work at Intel. This article circulated there and was ridiculed without pity. I can't imagine how anyone can get it so wrong. Read what Jobs said. There is no reason to believe he was less than straightforward about the reasons.
-Jack Dahlgren ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Farber" <dave () farber net> To: "Ip ip" <ip () v2 listbox com> Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 6:49 AMSubject: [IP] Going for Broke / Apple's Decision to Use Intel Processors Is Nothing Less Than an Attempt to Dethrone Microsoft. Really.
comments more than welcome Begin forwarded message: From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com> Date: June 12, 2005 7:38:25 AM EDT To: undisclosed-recipient:;Subject: Going for Broke / Apple's Decision to Use Intel Processors Is Nothing Less Than an Attempt to Dethrone Microsoft. Really.Going for Broke Apple's Decision to Use Intel Processors Is Nothing Less Than an Attempt to Dethrone Microsoft. Really. By Robert X. Cringely June 9, 2005 The crowd this week in San Francisco at Apple's World Wide Developers Conference seemed mildly excited by the prospect of its favorite computer company turning to Intel processors. The CEO of Adobe asked why it had taken Apple so long to make the switch? Analysts on Wall Street were generally positive, with a couple exceptions. WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON HERE!? Are these people drunk on Flav-r-Ade? Yes. It is the legendary Steve Jobs Reality Distortion Field at work. And this time, what's behind the announcement is so baffling and staggering that it isn't surprising that nobody has yet figured it out until now. Apple and Intel are merging. Let's take a revisionist look at the Apple news, asking a few key questions. The company has on its web site a video of the speech, itself, which is well worth watching. It's among this week's links. ... http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20050609.html ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as J_C () mvps org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ipArchives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting- people/
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