I seriously doubt this will happen Apple is depends heavily upon the propietaryness of the MAC hardware..... Steve Jobs made this clear when he shut down the clones........
Conversely speaking however: Microsoft could be compelled to port Windows server products over to > PPC again. When one considers just how far ahead Power5 is over x86 > it puts them in weak position both from a roi and performance > standpoint. Consider that the Power5 is roughly 8 times the speed > Itanium II with a fully EPIC optimized app. Now consider that IBM's > 1U Power 5 sell for $3,500. There is a lot of companies implementing > the Power5 1u. So on the Windows server platforms I think it is a > very real possiblity. Especially if IBM or some other company > started pushing. But remember IBM see's Power as means to cut into > Windows. As for the desktop and especially laptops there is some > significant advantages. This is especially true wtih regards to the > power savings advantages. So it's possible that IBM chip division > would use the server as a means to drive adoption of ppc on non- > Apple platforms. On the otherhand I believe IBM has a unwritten non- > compete agreement with apple for ppc consumer pc's. It's much harder > to get PC companies to manufacture PPC products due to the large > volumes required. But it's not impossible if the market demand is there. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Todd Walton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: kplug <[email protected]> Subject: Rumor Mill: Apple explores use of Intel chips Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 14:24:05 -0700 > > Apple explores use of Intel chips -report ... Mon May 23, 2005 9:51 AM BST > http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyID=2005-05-23T085144Z_01_N23148464_RTRIDST_0_TECH-TECH-APPLE-INTEL-DC.XML > > NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Computer Inc. has been in talks that could > lead to a decision soon to use Intel Corp. chips in its Macintosh > computer line, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. > > The report, citing two industry executives with knowledge of recent > discussions between the companies, said Apple will agree to use Intel > chips. > > Neither company would confirm the report and an Apple spokeswoman told > the Journal she would characterize it as "rumor and speculation." > > It was unclear whether such a move would signal a large-scale shift > away from chips made by IBM, Apple's longtime supplier, the report > said. > > > -- > [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
