Apple Switches to Intel
Quoting Reuters.com:
Apple announces shift to Intel chips from IBM
Mon Jun 6, 2005 1:41 PM ETSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Computer Inc.
on Monday said it will shift to using Intel Corp. microprocessors in its Macintosh computers, severing its long relationship with International Business Machines Corp., which had supplied chips to Apple. Apple said it would move all of its flagship Macintosh computers to Intel processors by the end of 2007.
Apple has publicly expressed frustration with IBM
as a supplier in recent quarters. IBM had problems producing enough working versions of its PowerPC 970 chip, which Apple calls the G5. Also, IBM has yet to produce a version of the G5 that consumes less power and would be suitable for use in Apple’s laptop personal computers.
So, here’s my personal opinion on all of this stuff. I think that this will be a great move for apple. this will allow them to sell their OS by itself, and it will allow more users to get it. also it will potentially make Macs cheaper seeing how intel will give a better deal on their chips then IMB can on theirs.
on the other hand though, this could potentially backfire big time. Mac OS could lose it’s stability, and then lose that part of it’s niceness.
Personally, i think I will save up for a nice triple boot system. (Windows/Mac/Linux)
it’s about damn time.
Posted: Monday, June 6th, 2005 @ 2:35 pm
Categories: Geek.
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June 6th, 2005 at 4:39 pm
From what I’ve heard, it’ll still be the same “Apple” hardware platform, just manufactured and developed by someone else. Also in the news, Intel has announced DRM to go into their next series of chips. Somehow, this doesn’t seem to bode well.
Then again, IANA(fill in the blank)
June 21st, 2005 at 11:31 pm
Actually, it will be a regular P4. so unless intel starts making iPentiums, i think you should be able to run it on your x86.