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By now, I'm sure you'll have heard about this. What do you think? IMO it's an interesting move, though it shouldn't affect operation of the computers themselves too much. Apparently it'll make Macs faster.


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I already heard about it a few days ago. I visited some technology forums and the Apple fanboys were seeing it as some sort of bad end-world event, and at the only other forum I'm active in (non-Pokmon forum, by the way), one of the administrators lamented at how yet another alternative processor architecture bites the dust.

In my opinion though, I think this is a good move on Apple's part. In the long run, Macintoshes will be cheaper, and it might compell more people to switch to Macintoshes. Also, this will give them the much needed edge over the so-called "Wintel" computers.
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Isn't by the end of this year that Apple will run on Intels? I thought I read that on Slashdot. Anyway, if Apple doesn't make it easy for current Mac software to swith to the different architecture, then it will be Apple's downfall, but if they do make it easy, it'll help Apple a lot.
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I couldn't believe it a first, but it's an excellent move to ensure apples long-term survival

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They'll start using Intel chips by the end of this year, and all new Macs will have them by end of 2007, apparently. Or was it 2006? Now I'm confused XD


"One reason why mathematics enjoys special esteem, above all other sciences, is that its laws are absolutely certain and indisputable, while those of other sciences are to some extent debatable and in constant danger of being overthrown by newly discovered facts."
Albert Einstein

"What science can there be more noble, more excellent, more useful for men, more admirably high and demonstrative than mathematics."
Benjamin Franklin

"Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth, but supreme beauty – a beauty cold and austere, like that of sculpture, without appeal to any part of our weaker nature, without the gorgeous trappings of paintings or music, yet sublimely pure and capable of a stern perfection such as only the greatest art can show."
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They'll start using Intel chips by the end of this year, and all new Macs will have them by end of 2007, apparently. Or was it 2006? Now I'm confused XD
It's 2007. They will shift their PowerPC line of Macs to Intel by that year.
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Yeah, that's what I thought at first, but then someone got me confused >_> XD


"One reason why mathematics enjoys special esteem, above all other sciences, is that its laws are absolutely certain and indisputable, while those of other sciences are to some extent debatable and in constant danger of being overthrown by newly discovered facts."
Albert Einstein

"What science can there be more noble, more excellent, more useful for men, more admirably high and demonstrative than mathematics."
Benjamin Franklin

"Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth, but supreme beauty – a beauty cold and austere, like that of sculpture, without appeal to any part of our weaker nature, without the gorgeous trappings of paintings or music, yet sublimely pure and capable of a stern perfection such as only the greatest art can show."
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If Windows can run on the new Mac computers, this could open up the possibility of Tribooting. Windows, Mac and Linux all in one box. God I'd love that.
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Yeah, they say Windows will be able to run... this should be interesting XD.


"One reason why mathematics enjoys special esteem, above all other sciences, is that its laws are absolutely certain and indisputable, while those of other sciences are to some extent debatable and in constant danger of being overthrown by newly discovered facts."
Albert Einstein

"What science can there be more noble, more excellent, more useful for men, more admirably high and demonstrative than mathematics."
Benjamin Franklin

"Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth, but supreme beauty – a beauty cold and austere, like that of sculpture, without appeal to any part of our weaker nature, without the gorgeous trappings of paintings or music, yet sublimely pure and capable of a stern perfection such as only the greatest art can show."
Bertrand Russell

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