You can almost, almost hear Mac owners, nerds and fans alike, crying as they think the resale price of their Mac is going to be next to nothing in a few years and cheap ass PC’s are now going to be able to run their exclusive, ultra cool Mac OSX…
I only see one of those things happening…
At its Worldwide Developer Conference today, Apple announced plans to deliver models of its Macintosh computers using Intel microprocessors by this time next year, and to transition all of its Macs to using Intel microprocessors by the end of 2007. Apple previewed a version of its critically acclaimed operating system, Mac OS X Tiger, running on an Intel-based Mac to the over 3,800 developers attending CEO Steve Jobs’ keynote address. Apple also announced the availability of a Developer Transition Kit, consisting of an Intel-based Mac development system along with preview versions of Apple’s software, which will allow developers to prepare versions of their applications which will run on both PowerPC and Intel-based Macs.
“Our goal is to provide our customers with the best personal computers in the world, and looking ahead Intel has the strongest processor roadmap by far,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “It’s been ten years since our transition to the PowerPC, and we think Intel’s technology will help us create the best personal computers for the next ten years.”
Fun times ahead folks, and maybe that ever elusive G5 Powerbook…
The rumours are true… Apple have indeed switched to Intel microprocessors over IBM.
You can almost, almost hear Mac owners, nerds and fans alike, crying as they think the resale price of their Mac is going to be next to nothing in a few years and cheap ass PC’s are now going to be able to run their exclusive, ultra cool Mac OSX…
I only see one of those things happening…
Fun times ahead folks, and maybe that ever elusive G5 Powerbook…