RE: [WinMac] Apple to move on Merced

Frankenstein, Paul(Frankens[at]wnet.org)
Wed, 14 Apr 1999 11:06:49 -0500

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1) Merced has been delayed almost as often as Windows 2000
2) Apple has spent huge amounts of money and mindshare pushing the G3 as
being faster, cycle for cycle, than the PII and PIII
3) The Register has *one* source, not many sources telling them this
4) Switching processors *again* would really piss off their developers
5) Despite their differences, both Motorola and IBM have significant
interest in keeping PPC/AIM alive
6) Apple's a systems company, not just a software company, and the revenue
stream from hardware is substantially greater than the revenue stream from
software

I'd take this rumor with a huge grain of salt (i.e. a couple of barrels).

Is it going to happen? Who knows? Anything's possible. However, I think that
Apple being bought out right now is more likely than a switch from PPC to
Merced.

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