[derllak]

I wouldn't whine too much about the decision to switch from Power PC to Pentium processors. The end result could mean cheaper Macs, with equal or better performance. The big question is will the Mac software simply be ported to run on standard PC (a big threat to Microsoft and a cheaper Mac for you), or will the hardware design still be proprietary but using an Intel chip instead of an IBM chip? If the design is proprietary, then Apple is dead, but in the few short years before its demise, you will be able to buy a cheaper and more powerful Mac laptop than before.

[DB]

I understand that it is to be proprietary.

What's funny is Apple would make a killing porting it to the PC platform.

They still want to be in the hardware business. That was the same mistake they made back in the 80's. Had they ported their operating system to the PC then they'd be the Microsoft of today.

[js1138]

If the design is proprietary, then Apple is dead...

That question has already been officially answered. Mac OS will not run on PCs.

At least until someone rigs a workaround.