Analysis: What’s behind Apple’s P.A. Semi purchase

Apple’s purchase of a microprocessor design firm has triggered a wave of speculation over what the computer maker plans to do with its newly acquired assets. Perhaps, the thinking goes, the purchase means a new chip to power future iPhone models. Or maybe it will push Apple into new areas of portable computing. It might even mean a return of sorts to the company’s PowerPC days. But after a closer

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Rik Myslewski says, "For our money, it’s extremely unlikely that Apple would force its developers to resume coding-and, especially, optimizing their code-for the PowerPC. "

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Rik Myslewski observes: "Apple’s purchase of a microprocessor design firm has triggered a wave of speculation over what the computer maker plans to do with its newly acquired assets(.....)But after a closer look at the deal, the answer could be—and probably is—none of the above."