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IBM decides to stop making Apple-flavored chips
posted by Sideath

The majority of computer users couldn’t care less what make their central processor unit (CPU) is – whether it’s Intel, AMD, IBM or Motorola. Get online, however, and you’ll find a huge contigent of people who care passionately about precisely who makes their chip. Not that it really makes much difference. There are in depth discussions on ‘pipelines’, ‘threading’, and ‘frontside BUS speed’. And every camp for a certain make is sure it’s choice is best; to deviate is tantamount to betrayal!