Pigs Can Fly
Anyone who owns a PC will be familiar with Intel.Their PC processors have had a firm grip over other chipmakers for the last decade. However Sony's semiconductor chief, Kenshi Manabe has told financial analysts that he expects the next gen cell processor to become the industry standard. According to several attendees at a meeting, he said "The Cell chip is as good as the Pentium, if not better". The chip may be used for all kinds of multimedia consumer electronics.
According to market research Sony are set to sell 12 million PS3s in the first year and 200 million PS3s in the first 5 years. According to reaction to this news many people consider these figures to be laughable.
"The Pentium chip is unique in its stature, and I don't ever expect its success to be repeated," said Tom Starnes, an analyst at market-watcher Gartner.
Is this just hype by Sony, or can they really compete with the dominance of Intel?