[Will's semi-regular rant] Don't Panic! (Or Apple's switch to Intel)

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Will OConnor

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Jun 10, 2005, 5:16:32 PM6/10/05

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Of course everyone knows about Apple's gargantuan announcement this week that they are dumping IBM/Motorola (about time). IBM has missed so many processor speed increases and failed to provide enough chips when they were sorely needed. I am actually glad to see Apple making this move. Intel is obviously a leader in the CPU market and already has chips that are way faster than anything in the IBM pipeline. Far as I am concerned, Apple can use anyone's processor as long as the speed is faster, they make the transition smooth (looks like it should be no problem to re-code the software) and they don't mess with the OS/interface.

I, along with many other Mac users, have been patiently waiting for the mythical Powerbook G5, but it was starting to look like we would be leaping over rainbows on our unicorns before that ever happened. Intel will pave the way for an affordable and faster Powerbook which is great news for us. And this should make for even better compatibility with Windows software since it will be running on essentially the same architecture. I don't see much to lose on this deal, we're going to have cheaper and faster Macs that should be able to run Windows software too. Why wouldn't everyone want to buy in on this? Even the Windows user has something to gain...you could boot up into XP to play that game that is not available on the Mac, then re-boot into OS X to surf the web with no fear of catching a virus. Better yet, you might be able to run both Windows and Mac simultaneously (I'm sure someone will figure out a way to accomplish it). I'm ready to buy a PowerIntelMacabook...so bring on the goods.