So I'm a hard core Mac guy.
Apple's announcement that they're switching to Intel can only mean one thing: IBM totally screwed the pooch, forcing them to Intel. For all the claim that Apple is only 3% of their PowerPC business, IBM is talking through their hat: if Apple is only 3%, how come they were unable to make enough chips for them?
However, here's a prediction you won't see anywhere else:
I expect the high-end machines of 2006 and 2007 will be Pentiums, but dual-core, dual-processor machines. I suspect that was why Apple had to switch to Intel is because IBM had no plan to make dual-core versions of the PowerPC. I also predict a rocky year for Apple's computer sales.
Apple will still be able to compete against Windows, because Longhorn is going to suck on multiple-core machines. By that time Leopard is going to rock on “four-processor” machines because Apple will be able to build on all the improvements already in Tiger. Microsoft on the other hand, will still be patching an outdated, outmoded operating system. Technologies like CoreImage and CoreAudio are going to continue to leverage all that latent power in the video card.
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Pierce: I can’t figure out how to email you at the address you listed. I’m not much of a computer guy myself but earthlink needs more than that to communicate. I’d still like to exchange memories with your dad, but I’m afraid his spam/junk mail function may not recognize me. Help me out. Stan
Posted by stan zuckerman | June 9, 2005 5:08 PM
Posted on June 9, 2005 17:08