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Apple's $199 iPhone Is a Game-Changer

The real kicker to this story is the PA Semi deal. Add to the discounted price the future possibility of a PA powered "super iPhone". An iPhone with a one-of-a-kind chip that runs faster, at 1/5th the power, with on-the-chip security, and BAM! We are talking upside way ahead of the competition for a long long time.

Inside the Apple/PA Semi Deal: Micro and Macro Perspectives

typo - G3 should be 3G...

Inside the Apple/PA Semi Deal: Micro and Macro Perspectives

Very good article.

I tend to think the obvious is true in this case. The iPhone is clearly a new "platform" - not just a device. No one really cares if their mobile device runs intel chips or not - the ability to run windows and attract switchers is not a factor. The overwhelming limiting factor in mobile computing is and will always be power consumption. Another limiting factor to the corporate acceptance of the iPhone is security.
It seems to me that these chips address both and allow expansion of the hardware beyond the current envelope to encompass GPS, Remote shutdown, G3 power, and even gaming. Add to this a way to make copycats fall short and it is obvious - this is all about the iPhone.

It is what it is!

Microsoft Did Us a Favor - Andreessen

mikey 72 sais:

"AAPL is adding NO VALUE to the market by having different hardware. I (and the market) do NOT have a hardware problem. We have a MICROSOFT problem. They need a true competitor on the OS front to improve quality and lower prices. Standard hardware components and a choice of OS's would deliver true value to the market - and the market is not interested in hacking its BIOS to run MAC OS."

You apparently know nothing about Mac OSX or Apple Computers:

1. Apple computers no longer use different hardware, the only non-standard thing on a mac nowadays is the new EFIS that replaces the age old BIOS when the computer starts up. EFIS allows much more advanced programming and flexibility than BIOS and is one reason that Macs work seamlessly with new peripheral devices. After Apple started using EFIS, Microsoft bragged that Vista would use it, but that never came to be. The EFIS gives Macs the ability to boot off different drives and operating systems at startup, which BIOS does not accommodate.

2. Every piece of a modern mac, except the motherboard, is industry standard and the very same as a comparable component in any PC. The reason that Apple computers cost more is that they are premium components with a higher than average quality of manufacture. You have to pay more for better quality control and design no matter what company makes the PC. You are also paying a premium for the software package that is included with every mac sold. OS X includes applications that you have to pay extra for in the Windows world. If you don't want a premium machine and a full compliment of software, then go buy a Dell or HP or whatever.

3. You can easily and affordably use a modern mac as an ACTUAL WINDOWS PC. By booting into a windows drive. It is in fact an actual windows PC! Apple does not allow you to hack your hardware to run OS X, but if you really want to run OS X (and more and more people do every day) you have to buy a premium machine at a higher price . If you don't like that scenario, then don't buy it. There are plenty of people that put a higher price on their time and productivity and will pay for the best. Apple does not need or want to sell computers to everyone just to those that can afford a better product. Sorry.

Microsoft Did Us a Favor - Andreessen

OK, by your logic we should all bow down and thank Alexander Bell for standardizing the telephone. Good, but let's move on people! Windows is to Computer Operating Systems what the Rotary Dial Phone was to your telephone. It's a dinosaur and Steve Ballmer just doesn't get it. An open source BSD based Operating system that runs on multiple chipsets efficiently and elegantly with an intuitive user interface and now has gone mobile is the future.

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