Digital Video Editing has an interview with two VPs, one from Apple Computer and another from IBM, about recently released G5 processor and systems, based on it. Interview is interesting itself, but one of the episodes makes it even more exciting. As you may remember, one of the claims, made by Apple about its PowerMac G5 is that it is the first 64-bit desktop computers in the world. Of course, in the interview executive from Apple repeated this claim and was immediately asked what do they think about dual-processor machines on AMD Opterons, which are supplied by BOXX Technologies starting from 4th June, i.e. before G5 introduction. After some really unconvincing answers Mr. Chekib Akrout, who is Vice President PowerPC & Networking Technology Development at IBM said that in his mind Opteron is not a 64-bit CPU. I have no idea, why PowerPC 970 (G5) is considered as a 64-bit CPU, while Opteron is not, especially in the light of AMD and IBM cooperation. Maybe Mr. Akrout did not wanted to express doubt in Apple's claims, but I have to admit that he had chosen not the best way to do that. Read the whole interview here.

AnandTech posted a new article called “CEO Forum - Q3/2003”. On this “forum” which will be held every quarter the guys gathered together 13 CEOs of different mainboard companies and asked them 10 questions. All answers are completely anonymous, thus, officials should be more frank than usually. Of course, you can try to figure out who is responsible for exact sentences - an interesting guesswork, I think. Read AnandTech’s "CEO forum" here.

Now let us leave the hardware topic and talk a bit about software. In a recent issue of X-bit Watch we talked to you about a number of web-sites switching from Linux to Windows 2003 Server. However, either this report did not impressed Microsoft, or the company considers desktop OS market more serious, but during the conference-call about fiscal 2003 results Microsoft CFO John Connors indicated that Linux and other open-source software as number two risk for the software giant. The only risk that, considered as more serious than Linux is global economic environment. InformationWeek has a nice article about it with some opinions of the analysts. Read it here. 

And finally, a little about thing that is more directly related to every one of us, than 64-bit Mac computers and risks for Microsoft. Sharky Extreme posted their July Value Gaming PC Buyer's Guide. In this guide they try to build optimal gaming system, having about $1000 on hand. There are some changes from previous edition from June edition in processor and video card sections. Read Sharky’s guide here.