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

[Alexandre Gauthier]

Eric F Crist wrote:

> READ:
>
> http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-5733756.html
>
> Thanks!
>

Why should I read this already? It's not telling me anything I was
unaware of, I read the WWDC transcript, as I said...


>
> 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
>> supernaut at underwares.org
>>
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Alexandre Gauthier
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The human brain operates at only 10% of its capacity. The rest is overhead for
the operating system.