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Nov 03, 08 - 12:06 pm Comment from: NCIceman

Interesting. I expect future apple hardware will be PA Semi powered. The question is, will it eventually be the replacement for desktop and notebook chips, or is it for the mobile device line?

Time will tell...

Apple is obviously not satisfied with the general state of low power processors and chips available from other companies. The PA Semi acquisition made this very clear, and Papermaster's hire seems to cement that Apple has specific needs/wants for its processors/chips which Apple will solve itself rather than waiting for Intel, AMD, or anyone else to develop the solution.

Apple has a vision of portable computing, which has been apparent for years with the strong emphasis on laptops and iMacs and a low priority on Mac Pros and Xserves. Now with the iPhone and likely other small, portable devices coming to market in the next couple of years, Apple wants to have an advantage in processing power.

Apple doesn't need to produce the processors/chips, just design them. Someone else with the proper manufacturing capacity can always build them (like IBM or Intel).

It is obvious that Apple wants to get back into the printer business with a new line of multifunction printers to be branded Papermaster and this hire was just to cover there buts.

Nov 03, 08 - 01:04 pm Comment from: Macromancer

Papermaster. That's kind of a cool name. Would be even cooler name if he was really good at origami.

A long time ago there was a move afoot to make a processor that wasn't tied to a particular instruction set. Theoretically it could run PPC code, or x86 code, or any other kind of code on the same chip.

Nov 03, 08 - 01:29 pm Comment from: thethirdshoe

PA Semi is for the handheld stuff.

Apple will stay with Intel on the desktop/laptop. Of course they could just throw in, with the Intel, one of their proprietary chips developed by PA Semi, which would make it impossible to clone a Mac computer.

Nov 03, 08 - 01:32 pm Comment from: thethirdshoe

I don't recall for sure, didn't Apple pay about $1 million per person at PA Semi?

Nov 03, 08 - 01:41 pm Comment from: jonahan

Obviously they hired him because he is a master with paper.

The plot thickens...

Nov 03, 08 - 02:51 pm Comment from: Forrest, Forrest Gump

Is this the response from Apple to Microsoft's unsuccessful Origami?
Hey, you, Ballmy, look at the way we master the paper fold art!

Stupid is as stupid does®

Nov 03, 08 - 04:37 pm Comment from: twilightmoon

thethirdshoe: "I don't recall for sure, didn't Apple pay about $1 million per person at PA Semi?"

APPLE INC(NasdaqGS: AAPL)
Market Cap: 95.02B
According to wiki:
" Apple has about 28,000 employees worldwide"

That puts the average value of an apple employee at 3.392 Billion based on open Market Capitalization.

I think Apple can afford a few 1 Million dollar employees.

Nov 03, 08 - 04:38 pm Comment from: twilightmoon

Bah I fail at math, that should be 3.392 Million.

Oh well, that's still more than 1 Million per.

They still diluted the average value of an Apple employee, so my point still stands.

Nov 03, 08 - 04:39 pm Comment from: twilightmoon

What's a few damn zeros anyways.....

Nov 03, 08 - 10:12 pm Comment from: Mac Daddy

A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon you're talking about real money!

"A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon you're talking about real money!"

UNLESS you are speaking about the US government spending, then just a few minutes worth of spending.

...As complementary chips for an unmatchable Mac products line...

Nov 04, 08 - 12:45 pm Comment from: MacRaven

Papermaster sounds less lewd than Masterpaper.

Nov 04, 08 - 12:46 pm Comment from: MacRaven

Now use that in a sentence kids:

"Steve Ballmer masterpapered over the first Zune."

Nov 04, 08 - 01:38 pm Comment from: twilightmoon

MacRaven now we know where he got the term "squirt" from.

>_>

I didn't just go there did I?