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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Well, All I can say is IBM surely dropped the ball if this is true.
- Rising Apple sales.
- Brand recognition for Power
- Long term contracts to help fund Power R&D.
But, I still don't believe it.
19 hours to go.
If Apple were really moving to x86, and giving up the Virus doesn't run on Power advantage, they would have:
1 - Started developing all their software to run on x86 and sold Windows version
2 - All accessories would also have Windows versions, not just IPOD.
The purpose of this would be to shrink the hardward business as much as possible to reduce the Business Risk.