let me clear the air once and for all. the PPC vs. x86 topic (regardless of what forum it occurs on) is not a debate, its a flame war. and its so stupid as all hell that I can't believe these people can walk and blink at the same time. first off, compared as architectures the differences aren't all that striking initially, simply put they're two different ways to skin a cat. (though i recall hearing about early multi-threading issues on PPC but whats a development process without hiccups?) secondly ; all this fanaticism is fairly useless considering they must use whatever is available and what do the companies (Apple, MS, etc) that sell them to us use? they use what works. the people at MS and eventually apple determined x86 was more suited for the personal computing environment. however PPC has proven more scalable, thats why companies generally choose it when commissioning custom hardware. (e.g. xbox 360). I do not understand why people would defend a ****ing processor, the producers of our daily tech see this as a matter of viability rather than personal preference but somehow its a matter of which one's dick is bigger? if tomorrow xbox1 and/or ps4 switched everything and went with architecture XYZ, be honest, if it worked, who would give of ****? 2 types of people; programmers (that would likely have to mod some aspects of their application source to accommodate the new architecture) and trolls.
Difference between CPUs=design choices little else (whats the difference between an equivalent Chevy and a Chrysler engine really?)
companies use what works, we buy what works (for us) and then there are butthurt purists that love to muddy the waters with their filth.
