Return-Path: Received: from [69.93.35.3] (HELO gateway06.websitewelcome.com) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4891776 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 05 Nov 2012 23:49:54 +0100 Received: by gateway06.websitewelcome.com (Postfix, from userid 5007) id 0673E7520EFBC; Mon, 5 Nov 2012 16:52:54 -0600 (CST) Received: from gator1184.hostgator.com (gator1184.hostgator.com [174.121.151.98]) by gateway06.websitewelcome.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id EE36C7520EF7C for ; Mon, 5 Nov 2012 16:52:53 -0600 (CST) Received: from [24.167.166.243] (port=51661 helo=Neptune) by gator1184.hostgator.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1TVVXJ-0001SH-L1; Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:52:53 -0600 Reply-To: From: "Stephen van Vuuren" To: "'Chris Meyer'" , "'After Effects Mail List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [AE] OT: Apple contemplating switching from Intel CPUs Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2012 17:52:50 -0500 Organization: SV2 Studios Message-ID: <003301cdbba8$485014c0$d8f03e40$@sv2studios.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0034_01CDBB7E.5F7A0CC0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 14.0 Thread-Index: AQIa9NNtUWEuSYooK7Iuix/tzo/BsAHwp8XSlzHfMaA= Content-Language: en-us X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - gator1184.hostgator.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - media-motion.tv X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - sv2studios.com X-BWhitelist: no X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-Source-Sender: (Neptune) [24.167.166.243]:51661 X-Source-Auth: stephen@sv2studios.com X-Email-Count: 3 X-Source-Cap: c3RlcGhlbnY7c3RlcGhlbnY7Z2F0b3IxMTg0Lmhvc3RnYXRvci5jb20= This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0034_01CDBB7E.5F7A0CC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > I'm assuming you made it to the conclusion "Allaying Concerns"? Yes. But just the fact they are contemplating it at all + the lack of any new workstations + the fate of FCP/Shake + Apple's desire for the big announcement = probably not going to give anyone "plenty of time" if and once it's a done deal. And even if it's not a done deal, it pretty much confirms that the "pro Mac" side of their business no longer matters to them even if they don't switch to Intel. I had been considering upgrading my Hackintosh to a "real Mac" once new Mac Pro's were announced (I had a couple of G5 Duals in the past although my primary boxes are Windows and Linux). But I think I will just go Hackintosh from here on out since you can now get Thunderbolt working on them. Although I'm not a chip engineer, personally, I think they are betting on the wrong horse (ARM iOS). In the 80/90's a Job-less Apple grossly miscalculated what Intel/Microsoft would respond in the GUI PC world. With it now a Google/Intel/Microsoft world I see the signs they are going to miscalculate again. Another sign is the fact 75% of smartphones in the last quarter ran Android. The iPad mini is a sign they are worried as prior to that, they had no "cheap" product - although it's not really as cheap as it needs to be. We'll see. stephen van vuuren 336.202.4777 http://www.insaturnsrings.com/ http://www.sv2dcp.com/ http://www.sv2studios.com/ A film is - or should be - more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what's behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later. -Stanley Kubrick ------=_NextPart_000_0034_01CDBB7E.5F7A0CC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

> I'm assuming you made it to the = conclusion "Allaying Concerns"?

 

Yes. But just the fact they are contemplating it at all + the lack of = any new workstations + the fate of FCP/Shake + Apple’s desire for = the big announcement  =3D probably not going to give anyone = “plenty of time” if and once it’s a done deal. And = even if it’s not a done deal, it pretty much confirms that the = “pro Mac” side of their business no longer matters to them = even if they don’t switch to Intel.

 

I had been considering upgrading my Hackintosh to a “real = Mac” once new Mac Pro’s were announced (I had a couple of G5 = Duals in the past although my primary boxes are Windows and Linux). But = I think I will just go Hackintosh from here on out since you can now get = Thunderbolt working on them.

 

Although I’m not a chip engineer, personally, I think they are = betting on the wrong horse (ARM iOS). In the 80/90’s a Job-less = Apple grossly miscalculated what Intel/Microsoft would respond in the = GUI PC world. With it now a Google/Intel/Microsoft world I see the signs = they are going to miscalculate again. Another sign is the fact 75% of = smartphones in the last quarter ran Android. The iPad mini is a sign = they are worried as prior to that, they had no “cheap” = product – although it’s not really as cheap as it needs to = be.

 

We’ll see.

 

stephen van vuuren

336.202.4777

 

http://www.insaturnsrings.com/=

http://www.sv2dcp.com/<= /b>

http://www.sv2studios.com/<= /span>

 

A film is – or should be – more like music than like = fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, = what’s behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes = later.

–Stanley Kubrick

 

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