The Mac-Intel Computer, Finally!
Not a dream, not a hoax, not an imaginary tale.
This is the first *truly* intriguing piece of computer news I’ve read in years:
From John Dvorak’s PC Magazine
column:
Today’s announcement that Apple will be phasing itself to the Intel architecture comes as no surprise to this writer since it’s simply a smart move. …
I’ve never understood why the Mac nuts are in such denial over this platform shift. This change to Intel will not only save the platform but potentially drive it into a position of dominance. What will be lost, of course, is the niche and mystique aspect of the Mac which many of its users seem to relish as part of some misguided superiority complex.
A more interesting scenario to me is examining the possibility that Windows users can switch to the Mac OS on their Intel machines. Is this going to be possible?
June 10th, 2005 at 6:14 AM
…and now they’re putting out mice with TWO BUTTONS!!! SHOCK!!
June 10th, 2005 at 10:09 AM
Sigh…John Dvorak…he’s an entertaining writer, to be sure, but I can’t rate him highly on insightful commentary or lucid observations which make sense of new developments. For a more nuanced take, look here and
here.
June 11th, 2005 at 9:46 AM
My biggest issue with this is, as someone who’s invested pretty heavily in the Mac platform, I’m looking at the medium-term cessation of software updates for my platform.
It will be interesting to see if Apple will have the spine to try and get their OS running generic Dell/HP/etc boxes and attempt direct competition with Windows. However, the pragmatist in me can see that endind not-so-very-well for Apple.
And quite frankly, while I like the OS (now that OSX is the norm) and the hardware (even at the cost premium), the company has made more than its share of boneheaded blunders in its lifetime.
June 11th, 2005 at 3:53 PM
Unless they do something proprietary with the video card, we’re looking at an OS that can work on any PC. Of course, so does Linux… But anyway, it sounds like an exit strategy, allowing Apple to focus more on iPod and other, more profitable, ventures.