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Best thing that ever happened to Apple 3 17.65%
Nice 1 5.88%
bah, don't care 12 70.59%
It's the worst nightmare I ever had to face in real life 1 5.88%
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Old 06-29-2005, 03:12 PM   #1
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Mac switch to intel

what's your opinion?

It seams that macintosh people are not quite happy.
 
Old 06-29-2005, 03:54 PM   #2
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Personally I dont care.. but I think in the long term it will be much better for apple
 
Old 06-29-2005, 04:27 PM   #3
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Mac users will simply have a choice between x86 and the current processor. They have explicitly said that they will not allow Mac OS to be run on just anything. This means that you can't nip out, buy a box set and install it on your pc. You will have to buy a pc with a special Mac/Intel chip. The new order ....... just like the old order. They tell you what you can run it on, the hardware is proprietary.
 
Old 06-29-2005, 04:30 PM   #4
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Mac users will simply have a choice between x86 and the current processor. They have explicitly said that they will not allow Mac OS to be run on just anything. This means that you can't nip out, buy a box set and install it on your pc. You will have to buy a pc with a special Mac/Intel chip. The new order ....... just like the old order. They tell you what you can run it on, the hardware is proprietary.
I think it's gonna be easier to port over now though.... (or at least, that's what ive read)
 
Old 06-29-2005, 04:38 PM   #5
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And the first person to try will find the full weight of the Corporate Legal Team (with a +6 attack)
 
Old 06-29-2005, 05:06 PM   #6
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What's this new order chip? Why don't they want me to run Mac on my PC along with linux? the ultimate?

You are sure that we will still have the choice between PPC and x86?
 
Old 06-29-2005, 05:36 PM   #7
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What's this new order chip? Why don't they want me to run Mac on my PC along with linux? the ultimate?
Apple's "It Just Works" user-friendliness is a huge selling point for them. However, unless they keep strict control over the hardware on which MacOS runs, they can't guarantee that it will be compatible.
 
Old 06-29-2005, 06:48 PM   #8
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Best thing that ever happened to Apple. Now they can continue to compete performance-wise for many years to come. The PPC line just couldn't keep up, no matter how pretty Apple made the boxes. Still not sure if the raspberry one was faster than the tangerine... anyways.
 
Old 06-29-2005, 08:26 PM   #9
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You haven't seen the G5 iMac have you?
 
  


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