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If Apple and all PC manufacturers combined...

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aplefka

Lifer
...do you think we could make faster advancements in technology? By combined I mean shared general research (but obviously not all of it, as they'd still be competing).
 
They essentially do now. Everyone uses nvidia and ATI, the same 4-5 hard drive manufacturers, the same motherboard chipsets, the same CPUs, ....
 
Originally posted by: gsaldivar
Reduced competition = Reduced incentive for innovation.
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I guess I never thought of that aspect. I was thinking more that if they were forced to share general information that they might try to hide as much as possible which would reduce advances made. Either way, if corporations didn't have agendas, it'd be sweet to see some of the stuff they could come up with.
 
Originally posted by: wafflesandsyrup
well if seagate and hitachi combined technology and go vs everyone else, maybe the hdd industry would speed up.
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You are still better off having the two best competing.
 
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
AMD Athlon64 FX53 + Radeon X850XTPE
1 GB Crucial Ballistix 2.2.2.5 RAM
73GB 15.3K Seagate Cheetah U320 SCSI
147GB 10K Fujitsu MAP3147 U320 SCSI
(Watercooling project coming soon)
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wholey moley!
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Dude, I have 3 of those lying around in the backyard. 😛

I fvcking wish!
 
Originally posted by: wafflesandsyrup
well if seagate and hitachi combined technology and go vs everyone else, maybe the hdd industry would speed up.
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Not true.

The top 5-6 HDD manufactures have deals where they're all licensed to each other's patents.
 
What about processors though, which is kinda what I had in mind when I created the thread. Now that Apple is switching to x86, it'd be easier for CPU manufacturers to focus on one type of CPU and several features at a time.
 
Originally posted by: aplefka
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
AMD Athlon64 FX53 + Radeon X850XTPE
1 GB Crucial Ballistix 2.2.2.5 RAM
73GB 15.3K Seagate Cheetah U320 SCSI
147GB 10K Fujitsu MAP3147 U320 SCSI
(Watercooling project coming soon)
Click to expand...

wholey moley!
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Dude, I have 3 of those lying around in the backyard. 😛

I fvcking wish!
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I was like...

A64FX...damn

8---D

73GB 15.3K Seagate Cheetah U320 SCSI!
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DUDE!

8------------D

147GB 10K Fujitsu MAP3147 U320 SCSI!
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FVK!

8------------------------D

(Watercooling project coming soon)
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wholey moley!

8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~D


That system right there...why, it could make a man sing...
 
Originally posted by: aplefka
Originally posted by: gsaldivar
Reduced competition = Reduced incentive for innovation.
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I guess I never thought of that aspect. I was thinking more that if they were forced to share general information that they might try to hide as much as possible which would reduce advances made. Either way, if corporations didn't have agendas, it'd be sweet to see some of the stuff they could come up with.
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Companies competing against each other without the right to keep their trade secrets confidential, will no longer have an incentive to invest in research & development to overcome their rivals' competitive advantages.
 
Profits and advances are not driven soley by comptetition, but by a consumer who will only want to buy a new computer if it is of a certain improvement from his or her old one.
 
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