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Re:PowerPC Notebook Block Diagram by mpe on Sunday November 12, 2017 @04:54PM (#15682834)
That had basically nothing to do with the architecture. The key reason was likely the diverging requirements between laptop (Apple) and server (IBM) chips.
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Re:PowerPC Notebook Block Diagram by hapless on Sunday November 12, 2017 @07:04PM (#15683272)
Specifically, IBM had no real roadmap for the PPC 970 series (G5), and could not offer pricing that matched Intel.
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