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March 29, 2006

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Apple Warms BAPCo’s Benches

Posted Mar. 29, ’06, 8:42 AM PT by Dan Moren
Category | Apple » News

BAPCo MembersIf you’ve ever engaged in the old Mac vs. PC battle (and, let’s face it, you’re reading MacUser, so it’s not exactly a shot in the dark), then the subject of benchmarks has probably reared its slimy, multi-eyed, gruesome metaphorical head. Traditionally it involves the party of the first part quoting a benchmark statistic that “proves” their platform’s superiority, the party of the second part dismissing the accuracy of benchmarks between platforms, and the parties of the third through ninth parts rolling their eyes and leaving the room.

Which makes it interesting that Apple has joined the BAPCo consortium, a group of tech industry heavyweights (splendiferously represented above right) dedicated to standardizing Windows-based benchmarks. Huh. There are certainly questions about what Apple’s involvement entails, but I think it’s safe to say that benchmarks will be an integral part. But some issues are yet to be answered: could it mean that benchmarks might actually become meaningful in the endless Mac vs. PC debates and? Does Apple have their eye on running Windows applications natively? And most importantly, will my friends finally let me hang out with them again?

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