What will Apple do with a GPU specialist?

Apple created sensation when it was learned they had poached Bob Drebin from AMD, a senior executive in the field of graphics chips. Even though we still do not know the role and especially the projects on which he will have to work, the speculations are running strong, especially if one links this with the purchase of PASemi. We find ourselves with very many possibilities that tempt us particularly.

Recently, Tim Cook indicated that Apple is really not interested in the netbooks because the hardware of these machines did not offer a worthy user experience. One can suppose that they could develop their own hardwarel platform intended for these machines and ultra optimized for a hybrid version between Mac OS X and iPhone OS.

Another possibility also tempting us is that Bob Drebin is there to help Apple optimize the drivers of graphics cards that the company has always had some difficulty. Even though one understands that they are not interested in games, the optimization of these drivers will become a key aspect with Open CL and the GPGPU.