tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post165638238595007839..comments2024-02-15T13:20:14.813-06:00Comments on Gordon's Notes: The $80 ultra-portable - in unexpected formJGFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-30678038668688739022010-09-28T16:12:21.542-05:002010-09-28T16:12:21.542-05:00Ah yes, great comment on what happens when the job...Ah yes, great comment on what happens when the job is done.<br /><br />With calculators the job was done because the device had nothing left to do (until it became the HP emulator in an iPhone).<br /><br />With computers the endgame is when the hardware runs out, and the IP is all software ...<br /><br />Then there's nowhere to run but price, leaving Apple as Mercedes and China as everything JGFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-75755961889614608612010-09-27T16:53:49.757-05:002010-09-27T16:53:49.757-05:00I reckon you're right. And I reckon it's g...I reckon you're right. And I reckon it's going to happen as and when we begin to asymptotically approach the end of Moore's law -- as we have lots of chip fabs that are fully amortized cash cows, and the new fabs are becoming exponentially more expensive while delivering smaller and smaller performance benefits (with the result that, demand for the cheaper, older components will Charlie Strosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03398809615976202716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-4777870264605293112010-09-27T11:34:05.572-05:002010-09-27T11:34:05.572-05:00You're right of course. I fixed my post
When ...You're right of course. I fixed my post<br /><br />When Gassee replaced Jobs, Jobs was not CEO, he was head of Mac development and Sculley was CEO.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Louis_Gass%C3%A9eAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-83891907442147564502010-09-27T09:29:12.631-05:002010-09-27T09:29:12.631-05:00Jean-Louis was never the CEO of AppleJean-Louis was never the CEO of AppleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com