| Conina said: Oh, the old RISC vs. CISC argument.... x86-CPUs and APUs have much evolved over the last 20 years. Why do you think that Apple switched from PPC to x86 for their Macs and Sony + Microsoft switched to x86 for their new consoles? |
Apple didn't switch because of the capabilities of the x86 architecture, they switched because it was cheaper and more convenient.
Apple made that switch because the then PCs could have the operating system installed clean, there were more components and parts available on the market. So Apple needed only approve of hardware instead of overseeing its R&D and engineering. All Apple has to do is approve the hardware instead of overseeing the They were detaching the O.S. from proprietary hardware.
And its really not an old arguments of CISC vs. RISC...
