[X-Unix] Re: Apple dumping IBM, moving to Intel

[Eric F Crist]

READ:

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-5733756.html

Thanks!


On Jun 6, 2005, at 2:14 PM, Alexandre Gauthier wrote:

> Richard Nagle wrote:
>
>
>> The sad things, is that all Mac from past to currently,
>> what is on the assembly line, are now obsolete. (just like that....)
>>
>>
> I highly doubt it, see below.
>
>
>> Why would you speed $3-5000 for a trickup G5,
>> when next year, you can go to walmart and buy a PC for $399.00
>> and run, the new version of 10.5 on it.
>>
>>
> I don't think this means they are making OS X for x86 *PCs*. They  
> will most likely still use OpenFirmware and/or lock people in to  
> these specific machines -- remember the ROM card anyone? Yes you,  
> the old Mac dude with the beard. (Okay well, I remember that I  
> don't have a beard, but you know...)
>
>
>> ³intel inside² <barf>
>>
>>
> I indeed taste bile reaching my taste buds, but future will tell  
> how this turns out.
>
> I actually just read about the WWDC, and it's very interesting...  
> I'm actually waiting to see how this turns out :)
>
> Most importantly they are not dumping PPC -- they say they will  
> still have products running on that -- more choice means more power  
> to us, see it that way. And with FAT-esque binaries for both PPC  
> and x86, and OS X running on x86 for the past five years... should  
> be fun in the end, perhaps.
>
> I don't know, I'm being optimistic.
>
>
>> Hey, remember Vtech school, I bet you they are piss off...
>> $4 Million.... please.
>>
>>
>>
>
> I don't =/
> I suppose my eBeard is not long enough...
>
> -- 
> Alexandre Gauthier
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>
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