brainstorms

Thursday June 09, 2005

apple, intel, yawn.

here is what i think: this is not a big deal. apple has a medium-grade operating system, mostly first class industrial design, very good to excellent [depending on where you look] UI design. all it needs is a common denominator architecture to compete more effectively, and get more mileage out of the first three. better energy usage, less heat. [drm gets mentioned, but that is just some potentially useful side detail for the future]

recall this timeless exchange:

Brain: Pinky, are you pondering what i'm pondering?
Pinky: Uh, I think so, Brain, but we'll never get a monkey to use dental floss.

[recommended listening while pondering: the modern jazz quartet, blues on bach, atlantic, 1974]