Well, since the OS translates transparently, Universal Binary is only really important for time-crticial apps and drivers, neither of which feature heavily on this list.(A Core Duo 2.0GHz processor is so fast, half the time you wouldn't even know you were running PowerPC code.)
I'm sorry, but I have to disagree. A Core Duo 2.0Ghz is fast, but a P4m 2.0Ghz isn't nearly as fast, and in that case universal binary makes a huge difference. I recall when Firefox wasn't unibin, it took maybe 30 seconds to a mintue to launch. I got the less-stable Deer Park that was unibin, and it was much much faster. Browsing the web with Firefox via Rosetta (the translation for PPC apps to run on intel) is like dial up. Universal Binary makes a huge difference.
blanskiJun 14, 2006
The reason you get so many lists is because you're going to need as much freeware as you can after you pay for your Apple!
tormentedJun 14, 2006
That is the most true comment I have heard yet.
ravenmuffinJun 14, 2006
Well, since the OS translates transparently, Universal Binary is only really important for time-crticial apps and drivers, neither of which feature heavily on this list.(A Core Duo 2.0GHz processor is so fast, half the time you wouldn't even know you were running PowerPC code.)
Closed AccountJun 14, 2006
let me help you: -1
taeboxJun 15, 2006
Why stop the lists? People keep digging them. Are you saying things that people will digg shouldn't be on digg?
taeboxJun 15, 2006
Audacity was there.
sinembarg0Jun 15, 2006
I'm sorry, but I have to disagree. A Core Duo 2.0Ghz is fast, but a P4m 2.0Ghz isn't nearly as fast, and in that case universal binary makes a huge difference. I recall when Firefox wasn't unibin, it took maybe 30 seconds to a mintue to launch. I got the less-stable Deer Park that was unibin, and it was much much faster. Browsing the web with Firefox via Rosetta (the translation for PPC apps to run on intel) is like dial up. Universal Binary makes a huge difference.