Comment Re:Keep in mind... (Score 1) 179
I don't think Apple is quite irrelevant yet, as far as the future of the PPC goes, but maybe in a year or two. . . Face it, Moto needs Apple for the PPC more than Apple needs Moto.
This could not be less true. Motorola sells the vast majority of its PPCs for embedded processor systems. That's also where IBM sells most of their PPC technology. To say that Motorola needs Apple is like saying Microsoft needs Apple to help sell Office.
Both Motorola and Microsoft would like to keep Apple around as a customer, but if Apple folded up today, they'd shrug and go on with their lives.
If Motorola decided to shut down its G4 assembly line today - where would Apple be?
This could not be less true. Motorola sells the vast majority of its PPCs for embedded processor systems. That's also where IBM sells most of their PPC technology. To say that Motorola needs Apple is like saying Microsoft needs Apple to help sell Office.
Both Motorola and Microsoft would like to keep Apple around as a customer, but if Apple folded up today, they'd shrug and go on with their lives.
If Motorola decided to shut down its G4 assembly line today - where would Apple be?
