🚀 go-pugleaf

>I don't see how it is going to be an IBM killer.  Motorola still needs to
>prove that it can be a computer company and not just a semiconductor company.
>It has failed everytime in the past.  Also, it is not clear how it is going
>keep its OEMs happy if it starts to compete with them.

It isn't; it's going to make OEM boxes for other companies to slap their
sticker on  (Intel does this too, I understand). 

>Also, as I mentioned before, unless it uses the next generation 88K
>(superscaler?), it is not going to win as far as absolute performance is
>concerned.
>
Absolute performance? I think the name of the game is to sell boxes. If
you can provide a faster box which has a good base of software (with the
88K series, sorta wishy-washy at this point), people will purchase them.

>>    NO ONE WILL SURVIVE THE ATTACK OF THE KILLER MICROS!
>
>Agreed. Specially if they are standing still or taking a long time to come
>out with a product....

Uhhh, it isn't a microcomputer unless I can buy three of them for under
$10,000, and still have money to put gas in the car.