Tuesday, January 17, 2006 |
11:09 - Why I don't trust analysts
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1891873,00.asp
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Here's the latest rumor getting flung like offal by the simians of of the "Go on record predicting everything, and eventually you'll be right" tech press:
Industry analysts and others have confirmed that Intel Corp. has formed an internal "Apple group." This group, formed in the wake of Apple Computer Inc.'s decision to base its next generation of Macintosh computers on Intel processors, is comprised of engineers and sales staff.
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"Apple feels the pressure of the market and needs to deliver low-cost, high-performance products," Margevicius said.
Margevicius noted that Intel makes not only processors, but entire motherboards, including modules for wireless networking.
He said that if Apple should move away from its previous practice of designing its own motherboards and use, for example, Intel's Napa platform, this could lead to economies of scale, which could reduce Apple's costs and costs to the consumer.
"If Apple is looking to grow the platform, they have to be cost-competitive," he said.
"Apple's finally moved to Intel CPUs like we've always wanted. Good start. But now they have to use generic Intel motherboards and PC hardware, or else they're DOOOOOOOOMED!"
Gah. Will it ever end?
Via JMH.
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