PS3 and 360 are equally powered.

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Bitmap Frogs said:

alephnull said:

Bitmap Frogs said:

alephnull said:

Bitmap Frogs said:

The guy talking there is the guy who designed the cell. He's the chief architect of what is the core of your ps3. If you think he doesn't know about processors, architectures, performance, etc you might be in denial.

Not only is he not the chief architect of the cell, but chief architect is a management position at IBM albeit on the tech promotion track.

 

Sure, chips aren't designed by one skilled artisan anymore (were they ever? honest question).

But he's the guy who managed the team, approved decisions and ensured the client got what it requested. In other words, he's pretty savvy about what's inside the CBE.

You have more faith in IBM's middle managers than my experiences allow me to have.

 

 

Do they have a bad rep around? I'm interested.

Architects at IBM are 50/50 in my experience. Because people above that level in the tech track consists entirely of people like "the guy who invented SCSI"; either they are extremely dedicated and determined to move up or they have long since given up keeping up with their field for about 10-20 years and have completely mentally checked out. My manager, although he had once been a tech (but in a completely unrelated field) could have easily been replaced by one of those random paper generators during our presentations to executives from NY.

And I have had some interactions with the guys in Austin, specifically one of his counter parts on the 360 team. He emphasized that if I wished to become a manager, I must not become an expert in my area, otherwise I would be too valuable to promote.