The PowerPC debacle
EAST FISHKILL, N.Y.–When the PowerPC was introduced in 1993, many people saw it as a sure-fire winner. For one thing, it was the product of a strategic alliance of three of the best and biggest names in the electronics industry: IBM, Motorola and Apple Computer. Analysts saw it looming as a formidable competitor to Intel’s 486 family of microprocessors for PCs.