[X4U] off: apple move to intel !!

[Richard Nagle]

well, I did tell you this would happen.... last month.

Apple next week will announce a phased transition to Intel chips, according to a
CNET News.com report. Apple on Monday will announce that it is ending its
partnership with IBM and will begin using Intel processors in Macs as early as
next year, according to the report. The announcement, expected at Apple's annual
WWDC developer conference where Jobs will deliver a keynote address, would
follow weeks of speculation after The Wall Street Journal reported that Apple
was considering building Macs around Intel processors. 

Over the past several years, IBM has been criticized for its inability to
deliver high-volumes of faster processors. However, recent partnerships with
game console manufacturers such as Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo were thought to
have given the IBM the resources and funding necessary to deliver faster, more
powerful processors in a more timely fashion. IBM has continuing concerns with
Apple's desire for a wide variety of PowerPC processors and about the
profitability of a low-volume business, according to the CNET report. 


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Rick