So much for your little-endian vs. big-endian theory, Hal... BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Oh let him be, he's obviously in mourning today. However, it's been quite enlightening to see the doubt and skepticism heaped on Job's decision by the supposed Mac faithful. I attribute it to 2 things, first being an ego that refuses to accept the reality of the situation, and second being an insatiable desire to attack anything remotely "Wintel" despite the obvious advantages of the platform such as the Pentium M processors. If it continues, I expect IBM to quickly start marketing a new PowerPC system running Linux, and many of these supposed Apple/Jobs fans to rush to them immediately.