Scott Reams wrote:
Don't take this the wrong way. This has nothing to do with one being better
than the other. The G5 could turn out to be the fastest system on the
planet... and that would be great. The issue here is Apple's marketing,
which comes off as deceptive to potential switchers in the PC world. There
are better ways to appeal to those not already using Apple computers. Being
straight up is one of those ways.

Deceptive marketing through benchmarks has been the order of the day in
the computer industry since T.J. Watson's era. Why does Apple's latest
foray into doubtful benchmarks surprise you? The PC folks do the same
thing, as do most of the workstation vendors.

Who believes numbers from the manufacturer? Next thing you know, you will
be believing the response plots on microphone data sheets (which are almost
always artificially smoothed, and occasionally totally made up).
--scott
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