money.cnn.com— Apple's announcement last month that it was switching from IBM PowerPC chips to Intel chips was one of those seismic events whose aftershocks continue to be felt for a long time.
Jul 24, 2005View in Crawl 4
Stop with the theories already! Apple chose Intel simply for notebook CPUs. End of story. The heat issue is a bullet point in the reason for Intel notebook CPUs.
I'm always so surprised that so few geeks have understood what the real reason is... Apple is all about differentiating their product to the competition. By making the switch to Intel, Apple will be the only computer manufacturer that can run Windows Linux and OS X all on the same computer nativly. Suddenly Apple will be offering the one platform that is more compatible than any other. That is a very beneficial asset to consumers and busineses alike and it positions Apple to be the dominant PC manufacturer shortly after the transition is made.
Closed AccountJul 24, 2005
Stop with the theories already! Apple chose Intel simply for notebook CPUs. End of story. The heat issue is a bullet point in the reason for Intel notebook CPUs.
kellyJul 25, 2005
I'm always so surprised that so few geeks have understood what the real reason is... Apple is all about differentiating their product to the competition. By making the switch to Intel, Apple will be the only computer manufacturer that can run Windows Linux and OS X all on the same computer nativly. Suddenly Apple will be offering the one platform that is more compatible than any other. That is a very beneficial asset to consumers and busineses alike and it positions Apple to be the dominant PC manufacturer shortly after the transition is made.
thranduilJul 25, 2005
This is just a repeat of what Jobs said in his keynote; nothing new.
rousehouseJul 25, 2005
Agreed; no new info.
seacorJul 25, 2005
Another possible take on the switch and this seems to have more weight to it.Inside the big switch: the iPod and the future of Apple Computer:<a class="user" href="http://arstechnica.com/columns/mac/mac-20050710.ars">http://arstechnica.com/columns/mac/mac-20050710.ars</a>