Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Sun 5th Jun 2005 22:11 UTC
After News.com's Friday report that Apple is moving to Intel/x86, the respected publication Wall Street Journal and now NYTimes threw their reputation behind the rumor. Many people still remain skeptical, but I personally believe that the time is right for Apple to switch to x86-64, for two main reasons:
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I agree that i would LOVE to see a powerbook running OS X with a Pentium M class chip and integrated WiFi; save space and power but still be faster than current G4s. I would be first in line to buy it.
On The other hand, PPC is just going to OWN in the high end space with the advent of cell, 970MP, Power 6... The G5 STILL competes in the Workstation market and it's hardly been upgraded since its debut.
It would be cool to see if Apple can manage this right. I like AMD for desktop chips, Intel for Laptops, and PPC for Server/Workstation. Can Apple satisfy everyone? Only tomorrow will tell.