The Big Think

via Macworld: “IBM’s PowerPC 970FX ‘the processor used in new Xserves from Apple’ has been declared ‘the best desktop processor of 2003′ by the industry’s leading microprocessor title.”

And the PC crowd was noticeably quiet. The thing is, many PC users (mainly those in the militant “Macs suck because they’re so slow” camp) were justifiably bashing the Mac for its slow speed a year ago. “Too slow to compete”, “Why would I want to buy a 1.25Ghz chip when I can get a 2.5Ghz chip?”, and “everybody knows Macs are more expensive” were the most common reasons given for not switching. Dangerous reasoning if the day ever arrives when your arguments are no longer valid. I mean, come on, if you want to say you prefer Windows or like the expandability of the PC, or like working on your computer instead of with it, go right ahead. Those are valid reasons and I respect them. I guess I even understand the “I don’t want to relearn the OS” argument. Valid and intellectually honest. I disagree with the difficulty of learning a new OS (I have no problems working in Mac AND Windows), but I respect your opinion. But I’ve never understood someone who can’t recognize and appreciate a good product or value simply because he has so much of his self-value wrapped up in his team being THE best ALL of the time at EVERYTHING. Times change, and all three of the arguments listed above are no longer valid.

Now that the G5 has been named best chip of 2003, and the new (and not-yet announced) 970FX is getting rave reviews, I anticipate a horde of PC users are going to switch to the obviously superior product.
Not.