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Offline Reschke

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Apple OKs Intel-Macs to run Windows XP
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2006, 01:04:52 PM »
Had to know this was coming.

Next, Apple will get out of the software business completely.

The were always better at hardware anyway.
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« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2006, 01:10:10 PM »
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Had to know this was coming.

Next, Apple will get out of the software business completely.

The were always better at hardware anyway.


They aren't really even in the hardware business anyway. Half the ipods use chipsets from a company owned by creative, and their notebooks are made by Asus (no idea who does the desktops for them though).

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« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2006, 01:12:03 PM »
Guess I should have specified "design". ;)
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Apple OKs Intel-Macs to run Windows XP
« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2006, 01:14:27 PM »
So what's so great in Apples hardware? How does their CPU's compare to Pentiums and Athlon 64 CPU's?

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« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2006, 01:22:15 PM »
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So what's so great in Apples hardware? How does their CPU's compare to Pentiums and Athlon 64 CPU's?


They use intel CPU's now Staga.

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Apple OKs Intel-Macs to run Windows XP
« Reply #6 on: April 05, 2006, 02:58:31 PM »
So now all the Mac guys that want to can leave that other old Worn out and Battered flight sim for good and let it shrivel on the vine.
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