This I think means nothing. They are no longer part of the Cell project doesn't mean they are not going to keep using it. There had been notice in articles last spring that they were not participating in all Cell projects, I think it was the 45nm project, with IBM and Toshiba. If they are leaving the project they can just purchase the chips from IBM or Toshiba, probably saving them money in the short term. Dropping the Cell, unless for some reason they are grabbing some other member of the Power family that is close enough for replacement -- but that is just as silly as the only other member I know of would be even more expensive, would be the end of the PS3 and that seems extremely insanely unlikely at this point.
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