apple gets intel chip

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BigJim said:
So if apple is getting the Intel chip what does that mean to the consumer?
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Very little. It should be transparent to consumers, and at least
initially there shouldn't be much change in price. It _implies_ that
it might be possible to repair Macs more easily because so much will
be compatible with the Intel hardware, but that remains to be seen.
It also remains to be seen whether the OS will run only on
motherboards built by Apple, or on any Intel motherboards. No doubt
cracked versions of the OS will rapidly appear that will run on
anything.

I think it is a necessary move for Apple, but the long-term effect is
still an open question. For consumers, I think the long-term effect
will be quite positive.
 
BigJim said:
So if apple is getting the Intel chip what does that mean to the
consumer?
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Little if anything, unless Intel were able to make Windows
applications run on it.
 
BigJim said:
So if apple is getting the Intel chip what does that mean to the consumer?
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Macs with more power and the ability to run Windows in a non-emulation mode.
For what most people *say* Macs are superior for (graphics, page layout,
etc.-all a myth, BTW), users will finally have a machine on par with what PC
users have had for years. The cult of Mac will continue in its usual state
of delerium.
 
It may be true *now* that Mac and Windows are about equal in terms of
software availability for grpahics, page layout, etc. But when P3's
were the hottest thing in the PC world, my 604 ("G2") running at a
paltry 200 MHz still smoked Windows machines running Dual P3's under
Photoshop. Sure, I had a little more RAM, but otherwise the PC was
"better".

Photoshop was the only program I used, so it could be specific to any
PPC accererations that Adobe packed into their software.. But in terms
of end user perspective, I was happier working at home (Mac) than at
school (PC).
 
So if apple is getting the Intel chip what does that mean to the consumer?
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You can install Windows on the Apple. :-/

x86 conquers yet another piece of the CPU market.

If Jobs can persuade Ballmer to give him a licence to the APIs, Apple
OS may be able to run Windows applications in some future.

I may be easier to support both Windows and Apple for some software
developers.

In some far future, Apple may be selling their OS for PCs. For now
they don't want to. And can't. They can't support all the PC hardware
like Microsoft do.

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x86 is eventually going to conquer all or virtually all CPU segments.
Any other architecture will be unable to compete in the long run. So
Apple have to switch, or be left behind. Good time to do it now, and
deal with the problems of the migration, when Apple is strong. Also,
it's just in time to get the new low power CPUs from Intel. I'm sure
Apple had zero interest in the P4. And Intel is under real pressure
from AMD so Apple could squeeze a real sweet deal from Intel.
 
It may be true *now* that Mac and Windows are about equal in terms of
software availability for grpahics, page layout, etc. But when P3's
were the hottest thing in the PC world, my 604 ("G2") running at a
paltry 200 MHz still smoked Windows machines running Dual P3's under
Photoshop. Sure, I had a little more RAM, but otherwise the PC was
"better".
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yep still have my 604 150(i think) scsi array and all....but now PC's have
come a long way.
 
It may be true *now* that Mac and Windows are about equal in terms of
software availability for grpahics, page layout, etc. But when P3's
were the hottest thing in the PC world, my 604 ("G2") running at a
paltry 200 MHz still smoked Windows machines running Dual P3's under
Photoshop. Sure, I had a little more RAM, but otherwise the PC was
"better".
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RAM is everything for Photoshop, no matter which OS you are running.
 
Ian said:
In some far future, Apple may be selling their OS for PCs. For now
they don't want to. And can't. They can't support all the PC hardware
like Microsoft do.
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They also make their money on hardware sales. It might be pretty
difficult to make similar money on software licenses alone--although
high volumes can help a lot, as Microsoft proves.

I think a very desirable state of affairs would result if Apple
licensed its OS for use on any PC hardware. Then people would have a
real choice: Mac OS X or Windows for the OS, and Intel or AMD for the
processor. There'd be at least two competitors in both domains, and
market shares would balance better, and this would keep the industry
healthy and consumers happy.
 
No you can't. No BIOS ala IBM PC Clones.
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Doesn't matter.

Windows currently lack support for Apple hardware. So you're right.
But if MS want's to make Windows support Apple they can. And I think I
saw a note somewhere that they do want to and will.
 
In case the reader knows something about the subject and is
befuddled by this author's comments about the Apple operating system
running on Intel hardware providing competition in the personal
computer operating system market. Yes, this guy is a troll.
 
Conor said:
Nothing. You can't run Windows on it because it doesn't have a BIOS.
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How does it boot? It doesn't need a Windows-style BIOS, but it has to
have something to execute when the processor initializes, or the
system won't run.
 
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