| It should be noted that while indeed the x86 architecture (which are Complex Instruction Set Computing type processors, which are really good for desktop type platforms) has held strong even finally being the brain of Macs, however only in the desktop (includes notebook)/server market, however horrible inefficiencies in FPU (math) functions, excessive power consumption/instructions calculated have pretty much kept it out of every other market.
Examples: Mobile devices (PDA's, cell phones, mobile game platforms) heavily favour ARM series (or similar) processors because they are far more energy efficient and better at math (negeting the need for a separate math core). Game platforms, all three of the current gen systems uses PowerPC based cores, mostly because they are far better at math, something used heavily in game apps, this is also part of why Mac went x86, IBM could not keep them supplied while supplying the game industry. Graphic cards, GPU's which need to be wicked fast at math are far closer related to PowerPC architecture then x86. Actually outside desktop use pretty much every other proc is a Reduced Instruction Set Computing type processor. |