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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It would mean more affordable macs, better videocards
(not the ones that are specially made for the mac and are always outdated)
More software, better compatibility in the future (easier to port stuff or emulate)
More games to the mac as well!
As long as they do not print Intel or AMD stickers on my mac, and I really don't want to hear the "Dun dun dun dun" at the end of an Apple commercial of course.
for the rest, monday will be a very very nice day in history,
and i better buy some Apple stock before the WWDC starts to roll.....
PS: TheInquirer confirmed the cnet story and told apple was also talking to AMD!
It would mean more affordable macs, better videocards
(not the ones that are specially made for the mac and are always outdated)
More software, better compatibility in the future (easier to port stuff or emulate)
More games to the mac as well!
As long as they do not print Intel or AMD stickers on my mac, and I really don't want to hear the "Dun dun dun dun" at the end of an Apple commercial of course.
for the rest, monday will be a very very nice day in history,
and i better buy some Apple stock before the WWDC starts to roll.....
PS: TheInquirer confirmed the cnet story and told apple was also talking to AMD!
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=23714