Developed by: IBM
Launched: 1991

IBM proposed an alternative architecture to the dominant Windows + Intel, and established an alliance with Apple to develop this alternative, which Motorola also joined.
This AIM alliance proposed a RISC architecture microprocessor based on its powerful Power processors that equipped its large computers.
It was released as an alternative to Intel's i386 family, which dominated the personal computer market.
They were included in Apple Macintosh computers from 1994 to 2006: Power Mac, PowerBook, iMac, iBook, eMac, and Mac mini. But in June 2005, Apple returned to Intel's x86 processors.
According to Steve Jobs, IBM was no longer able to produce processors with sufficient performance and lower power consumption compared to the competition. Although according to other unofficial sources, Steve Jobs refused to pay IBM's technology research costs to create new PowerPCs.
The PowerPC was also included in IBM servers.
And they are also used in game consoles:
In Apple's Pipp!n game console.
The GameCube console uses a PowerPC Gekko, derived from the G3.
The PlayStation 3 used a derivative of this processor, the Cell.
The PowerPC was also used in the Xbox 360 (Xenon), Nintendo Wii (Broadway), and Nintendo Wii U (Espresso).