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The New York Times has posted an article today on Apples recent switch from PowerPC to Intel chips due to lack of performance. Now, what does this have to do with the Cell you ask? Well turns out Intel wasn't the only company that Steve Jobs was talking to. Sony apparently tried courting Apple into using the Cell in their hardware. According to the article:
纽约时代今天发表了一篇文章关于APPLE从POWERPC转成INTEL处理器的过程。这和CELL有什么关系呢?事实上INTEL并不是唯一一家SETVE JOBS有与其谈判的公司。SONY似乎也尝试过让APPLE去使用CELL处理器。看这段引用:
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Mr. Kutaragi tried to interest Mr. Jobs in adopting the Cell chip, which is being developed by I.B.M. for use in the coming PlayStation 3, in exchange for access to certain Sony technologies. Mr. Jobs rejected the idea, telling Mr. Kutaragi that he was disappointed with the Cell design, which he believes will be even less effective than the PowerPC.
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久多两目贱曾劝JOBS先生在APPLE电脑上使用由IBM开发,将在PLAYSTATION3上使用而作为SONY技术的CELL处理器。不过JOBS先生拒绝了这个提议,并告诉久多他对CELL的设计非常失望,并且他认为CELL的实用效能会比POWERPC还低。
Now, given that Apple PPC G5s top out 2.7 GHz for a single core processors and the X360 has a triple core 3.2 GHz PPC, I'd say thats a rather resounding remark. After all, Steve Jobs wants performance in his machines, and if the Cell offered it, I'm sure he'd have at least given them a better look. But thats just my two cents...
EDIT: Almost forgot the link to the article. (DOH!) What's Really Behind the Apple-Intel Alliance The part I quoted is on the 2nd page... [url]. |
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