Return-Path: Received: from [208.97.132.119] (HELO homiemail-a98.g.dreamhost.com) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4891820 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 06 Nov 2012 00:28:28 +0100 Received: from homiemail-a98.g.dreamhost.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by homiemail-a98.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9A88C2C20CB for ; Mon, 5 Nov 2012 15:31:27 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=desilence.net; h=from :content-type:message-id:mime-version:subject:date:references:to :in-reply-to; q=dns; s=desilence.net; b=NCV1niZwjIJEquNzKVVKylBl IYQG8Sf18lf8h7kVOCwABtPp7fI2FXCr+ZaDTalQYW/0YLr1sVBaqAtyxGjRDaYp w2EvwzFFNwYJczR/qD5EiRaEPVCY4z+QKLJmG1srA2PojCvH+9rffxCQXkgU4AcN vQeUDd05be4fJX8l0s4= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=desilence.net; h=from :content-type:message-id:mime-version:subject:date:references:to :in-reply-to; s=desilence.net; bh=2TBeJD91xizY2WDabJuDXU/rR3g=; b=R+HYOIi0s3QwV+xH+AgsTJTnyG5LyfxZqaM1502FHNMkz2UYcM5hFfGrGAur6 nmq1EzEHKCWXZUxom+75FQK9eympLpt9LyoVCV6ct/4YzTNt4ECDkyeFzw8HD7kQ jgpZQO+9pxELSa9n9z/TZU1SMz1cBw+YwEO1DmgRtVEW90= Received: from [192.168.1.34] (188.Red-83-46-42.dynamicIP.rima-tde.net [83.46.42.188]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: soren@dslnc.com) by homiemail-a98.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id B3D2F2C2989 for ; Mon, 5 Nov 2012 15:05:56 -0800 (PST) From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?S=F8ren_Christensen?= Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_36E52495-A332-448F-BBC5-3B35306F897F" Message-Id: <5AE73808-F06A-45D9-B58D-2DABD6D35D0F@desilence.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.2 \(1499\)) Subject: Re: [AE] OT: Apple contemplating switching from Intel CPUs Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2012 00:05:54 +0100 References: To: "After Effects Mail List" In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1499) --Apple-Mail=_36E52495-A332-448F-BBC5-3B35306F897F Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Silicon Graphics could probably tell a story or two about what can = happen if you go too pro only...and ignore what on paper and 00mph looks = like inferior tech on the sideline( and moores law ) Arm might have the potential to become 'the new' x86 platform in future = not that distant. And Microsoft knows that too.=20 But untill then...give me some new cutting edge mac pros :-) S=F8ren On Nov 5, 2012, at 11:21 PM, Chris Meyer wrote: > I'm assuming you made it to the conclusion "Allaying Concerns"? Seems = like short-term it may not be an issue, but it may be an issue = long-term. >=20 > As an Apple shareholder, I can't complain about their move into the = consumer space. As a Mac user, I hope they give me plenty of time to = ease into a new environment. >=20 > - Chris >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > On Nov 5, 2012, at 3:13 PM, Stephen van Vuuren wrote: >=20 >> = http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-05/apple-said-to-be-exploring-switch= -from-intel-chips-for-the-mac.html >> =20 >> More evidence that the Mac as a personal computer is probably going = away, sooner or later. If I were a betting man, I think the chance of = any significant new Mac Pros or development of Apple workstations is = getting near zero. It=92s looking more like just a question of when all = of us on this list will be using Windows =96 and if Microsoft continues = to mimic maybe it will be Linux. >> =20 >> FCPX might end up as iOS app running on a multi-core ARM or custom = Apple CPU. >> =20 >> While smartphones and tablets are cool and such =96 I wonder if Apple = will live to regret abandoning the power user as every move they=92ve = made in the last few years seems to point to. >> =20 >> Be curious to know what Adobe=92s internal thoughts of the future of = the pro Mac desktop are. >> =20 >> stephen van vuuren >> 336.202.4777 >> =20 >> http://www.insaturnsrings.com/ >> http://www.sv2dcp.com/ >> http://www.sv2studios.com/ >> =20 >> A film is =96 or should be =96 more like music than like fiction. It = should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what=92s = behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later. >> =96Stanley Kubrick >> =20 >=20 --Apple-Mail=_36E52495-A332-448F-BBC5-3B35306F897F Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 chris@crishdesign.com>= wrote:
I'm assuming you made it to the = conclusion "Allaying Concerns"? Seems like short-term it may not be = an issue, but it may be an issue long-term.

As an = Apple shareholder, I can't complain about their move into the consumer = space. As a Mac user, I hope they give me plenty of time to ease into a = new environment.

 - = Chris




O= n Nov 5, 2012, at 3:13 PM, Stephen van Vuuren wrote: