The analysts are weighing in on the expected incusion of PowerPC 970 CPUs in Apple’s upcoming Power Macintosh G5 line. Some analysts’ takes on Power Mac G5 are breathtaking. Breathtakingly stupid:
“Although it’s a new processor, I’d expect to see less brandishing around the processor and more around the features and packages that the systems come in,” Gartner analyst Martin Reynolds told NewsFactor Network. “I expect to see more about the Mac than I do about the processors.”
“The challenge that Apple has had is that they’ve occasionally pulled past Intel on pure speed — I think those days are behind us now,” Reynolds told NewsFactor. “I don’t think we’ll see them crowing about raw performance; instead, they’re more likely to stick with Apple’s core values where they have a real advantage in terms of usability.”
Although these specifications enable the Macintosh to be on par with leading-edge Windows boxes, Reynolds told NewsFactor that “this won’t affect their market; they’re really a niche player now.”
“In light of Intel’s upcoming launch of its Pentium 4 with hyperthreading, IDC analyst Alan Promisel noted, Apple might benefit by moving its architecture to the Pentium side. ‘And Apple has been looking at it,’ he told NewsFactor,” full article here.
“I think it is a big morale booster for the Mac user base to see a brand-new next-generation platform,” IDC analyst Roger Kay told CNET News.com. “It gives them confidence that there are still some legs to the Mac platform.” If you’ve just eaten, wait a bit before tackling this one. Full mess here.
MacDailyNews Take: We’re speechless – except to say that if you know anything about the 970’s performance, the personal computer world is in for quite a surprise come Monday.