I think the switch to Intel is going to happen. Stephen Shankland is reporting it on News.com and he's pretty hooked in to these kinds of things:
http://news.com.com/2100-1006_3-5731398.html The open question is whether we're talking actual PC's (i.e., Intel chips, a compatible BIOS, etc.) or just Intel as the CPU with custom Apple stuff wrapped around. I'm hoping for the former because, as you say, it opens up the possibility of running OS X on cheaply available PC hardware. And cheaper laptops, which is where I think it could really be killer. If you've ever run XP on na Intel laptop you know it's okay but the suspend/awake feature is nowhere near as smooth and bulletproof as OS X. I'd love to be able to marry the $700 PC laptops out there with OS X as the operating system. --- Rex. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Bill Holt Sent: Sat 6/4/2005 10:46 PM To: macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu Subject: Re: MacGroup: Apple Intel rumors Personally, I think the so-called experts who are predicting the change to Intel chips are full of it. As you note, there is a clear performance disadvantage. However, it would not surprise me to learn that Apple is finally going to (or is exploring) market the OS to the Intel crowd. After all, it looks like it's going to be a year or more until the next time M$ can make it's BS claim to have caught up. The features that M$ is promising are available now, in OSX. Perhaps the conversations are about how to key the OS to one machine. Frankly, I think this is way overdue and a potential source of more profit than Apple generates from selling computers. Imagine the market ... a relatively cheap Intel machine loaded with OSX and preloaded with open source software sufficient to eliminate the need for M$ Office. Bill Holt On Saturday, June 4, 2005, at 09:16 PM, Profile wrote: > A question for the more informed of the group. If indeed Apple's > claims that applications optimized for the 64 bit chip often run the > program twice as fast as the best Wintel machine, then how will the > advantages go with Apple if they adopt the same chip as the Windows > guys? > > Apple's own website shows the Photoshop performance to be near double > the best Windows machines, so does it seem wise to slow your system > and lose your speed advantage. The Super Computers of Virginia, and > the Military were chosen not because they had an affinity for Apple, > rather they saw the potential of the G5 chip. > > Is this a wise move for Apple to do, if in fact it is true? Also, if > true, why would I want to now purchase a new computer with a chip that > will one day lose support from the software developers? > > I for one, don't want to see them become like the dark side. > > John R. > > > On Jun 4, 2005, at 6:56 PM, Jerry Yeager wrote: > >> On the other hand this is also out: >> http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1823273,00.asp >> >> >> So you have both sides of the rumors to choose from. It should indeed >> be an interesting "Stevenote". >> >> Jerry >> >> On Jun 04, 2005, at 8:28 AM, Ed Wiser wrote: >> >>> http://money.excite.com/ht/nw/bus/20050603/hle_bus-n03284709.html >>> http://news.com.com/Apple+to+ditch+IBM%2C+switch+to+Intel+chips/ >>> 2100-1006_3-5731398.html?tag=nefd.lede >>> >>> Well the Stevenote looks interesting for Monday. Hope the Quicktime >>> feed can hold up to the strain. >>> I know I will be sitting at the computer on Monday around 1pm. >>> >> ----------------------------------- >> Someday, I will come up with a clever signature line. I am not sure >> if I will use it or not, but I will come up with one. >> >> >> >> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >> | be May 24. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >> | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> >> > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be May 24. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be May 24. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.math.louisville.edu/pipermail/macgroup/attachments/20050604/97c670c4/attachment.html
