Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Tue 24th Jun 2003 15:32 UTC
I was present at Apple's WWDC yesterday and witnessed one of the historical moments in Apple's history, the introduction of their 64-bit platform. Am I impressed? The answer is complicated. I was happy to see Apple moving on and deliver. But I would have expected nothing less from a 4 billion tech company who had the need to catch up with the "other" platform, the 32-bit PC. You all heard by now what's new in yesterday's press releases and news coverings. But here is a wrap up of the first day of the conference and a commentary on what Apple really announced yesterday, underneath its surrounding distortion field.
Permalink for comment
To read all comments associated with this story, please click here.
To read all comments associated with this story, please click here.
In terms of compilers and benchmarks, I think "fair" misses the point. What I want is information. Show me results with both the fastest and the most commonly used compilers on both platforms. I can balance them myself, against my wants and needs.
(Is GCC the most commonly used compiler on either platform right now, or the fastest? If it is neither, that makes it a somewhat arbitrary choice.)