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That is because they were on the PowerPC RISC platform. They moved to x86 when they realized Intel's lead had grown too much to ignore.
by csdreamer7 7y ago
That is because they were on the PowerPC RISC platform. They moved to x86 when they realized Intel's lead had grown too much to ignore.
- TimTheTinker 7y agoIt’s also interesting to note that Intel’s modern processor API is a CISC abstraction over underlying RISC microcode. So RISC really did win.
- alwillis 7y agoMotorola and IBM said they could keep pace with Intel but hit all kinds of technical challenges. The last Power Mac G5 with its 9 fans plus water cooling just to get two dual-core PowerPC G5 processors to run reliably was the last straw: https://everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g5/specs/powermac_g5_quad_2.5.html https://everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g5/specs/powerma...