Apple seems fairly committed to the PPC platform. So long as they hold the lead in performance and design I doubt they will change. Apple is company that is highly dependent upon brand equity.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Gal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Main Discussion List for KPLUG" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Mac switching to x86? Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 09:54:32 -0700 > > I heard it's coming out at the same time as WindowsPPC edition. > > T > > On 4/29/05, Gregory K. Ruiz-Ade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Friday 29 April 2005 08:56 am, Todd Walton wrote: > > > On 4/29/05, Tracy R Reed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > "This one's bizarre, but we heard at lunch today that Apple is unhappy > > > > with the PowerPC production at IBM and will be switching to > > > > Intel-compatible chips this very year. Yeah, seriously." > > > > > > Their Xserves run on x86, I think. > > > > No, their Xserves are G5's, just like the PowerMac line. > > > > If this were really the case, the Apple rumor sites would be on it like > > white on rice, and Apple would be suing anybody and everybody saying things > > like this. > > > > Apple actually has a very good thing going with PowerPC, and when you > > discount the MHz madness, Apple's modern systems compare quite favorably to > > modern Wintel systems (from personal experience). > > > > In other words, I'll believe it when I can buy one. Until then, it's just > > another variation on the "Apple Is Doomed" meme, which has been around > > since about '86. :) > > > > Gregory > > > > -- > > Gregory K. Ruiz-Ade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > OpenPGP Key ID: EAF4844B keyserver: pgpkeys.mit.edu > > > > > > > > -- > > [email protected] > > http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list > > > > > > > > > > -- > [email protected] > http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
