At any rate, Apple going to Intel chips wont' mean the end of Microsoft. MS isn't going anywhere.
Posted on 06/05/2005 8:19:18 PM PDT by chronic_loser
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Computer Inc. (Nasdaq:AAPL - news) is expected to announce Monday that it will begin shifting its Macintosh computer line next year to Intel Corp. chips, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Sunday, citing people familiar with the situation.
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Intel makes the processor chips, not the operating system. It doesn't mean squat to MS windows.
At any rate, Apple going to Intel chips wont' mean the end of Microsoft. MS isn't going anywhere.
Why will this hurt Microsoft? It might hurt IBM. And some commentators have speculated that it might hurt Apple to change it's supplier again. But Microsoft will have the edge as long as Apple Computers continue to be more expensive than PCs.
I was wondering if I was the only one who didn't see the connection.
Do people not buy Apple because they don't have an Intel chip? I think not.
Add user friendly and this would be MS's best strategy to beat back the competition.
Like a brick to the head. The poster is clueless.
Say what now? Apple is a hardware manufacturer. They are not a software company. They lose money on their software just to sell their hardware. The chip that Apple is looking at is reportedly the XScale processor, which is the same chip that is in the Pocket PC.
They will NOT be releasing the Mac-OS on the PC. Apple wants to sell hardware.
Take a chill pill. Microsoft dominates not due to what chip they run on but because users prefer their interface, functionality, interoperability, and price.
Whenever I see Microsoft mis-spelled to denigrate the fact that they are profitable, it indicates a shallow view of the world. A few steps for recovery: 1) own a company, 2) make a product, 3) give it away for free and make a payroll. When you recover from that disaster, try charging for a product and paying people rather than laying them off.
IBM's chips make the cost of the machine MUCH higher. The fact that they run on INTEL chips mean people can clone Macs now. Entry level price for a mac is 500 bucks. You will see them cut to a price commensurate with a pc within a year.
I am no fan of Prince William, but you anti-Microsoft zealots slay me.
Why do so many people approach these Linux/Mac/Microsoft threads with the fervor of a religious fanatic?
I'd like to see Apple moving to a different architecture for the future: once they had a quad processor machine (or was it a clone? - 4x200MHz, IIRC). If in the future they would have a "controller" on the motherboard and multiple expansion slots to put processor daughterboards in (say, any number from 1 to 8, or even higher) - it would be much easier than trying to advance from 2G to 2.5GHz on a single chip. And 8x2G would easily beat 2x2.5G.
Actually, it means the mac is able to be cloned since the architecture of the chip is no longer a barrier.
Hence Apple's business sense for 20+ years has been worthless. they make a single change and you think it is the second coming. Amazing.
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