This is sort of a combo-post. I have thoughts on the business of AMD and Apple.
I'll start with Apple. Most everyone knows the stigma of "cool" that one has when they have a Mac. However, this "cool" comes with a premium price. I think that Apple would become much more mainstream if they offered products at more competitive prices. It would benefit many people that cannot afford to get a mac, and significantly improve their sales. This would also cause Apple to be a much larger threat to Microsoft, and therefore Microsoft would theoretically make better products given the increased competition. However, this would sacrifice the exclusive "cool" factor, although this would benefit just about all computer users.
In regards to AMD. I have heard that there is a chance that they won't make it until the end of the year. I hope very much that that doesn't happen. I read a while ago that with their most recent like of video cards from ATI they took the performance lead over Nvidia. This is good news, and may be their saving grace. We'll just have to wait and see what Nvidia's new line will offer when it comes out. As I mentioned in an earlier post, AMD's processors are a significantly better value for the money when compared to Intel. Its a similar situation with their video cards in relation to Nvidia, with the exception that they have the performance advantage.
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