To quote a Cell expert friend:
"Unfortunately it appears the WSJ has blown the story out of all proportion.
The PPE in Cell is similar to the cores in the 360's processor but this is based on a respin of an existing PPC research design (nothing to do with the POWER4 or the G5). It appears this was offered to MS but it was always IBM's to offer, it's not the same as offering Cell."
And to quote myself in response:
"Agreed, the Cell is very different. Core at its design is IMO really the approach to have each SPE be its own system on a chip with fast dedicated system memory and how data is being moved around the Cell's EIB ring.
IMO the bulk of R&D went into the SPEs and not really into the PPE processor itself. The Cell's strength really lies in how it's all designed to work together, rather just the sum of parts."
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