Rumor: Apple + AMD

[ztirffritz]

I just read another rumor article that the A4 chip in the iPad isn't an ARM CPU, but actually it is a Power CPU from PASemi that is emulating ARM. The same article also states that this is the real reason why Apple is hurding devs to use XCode development tools instead of 3rd party apps. The article suspects that yet another CPU platform change is on the horizon. If everyone is using X Code to develop their apps then a quick recompile is all that is needed. If they are using 3rd party tools (CS5, Unity, etc) then the devs will be forced to re-write the entire app.

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