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Apple Secretly Maintaining x86 Port Of Mac OS X

Posted by timothy on from the diversity-in-the-workplace dept.

Earlybird writes "According to this eWeek article, Apple has ported the whole of Mac OS X to the x86 architecture and is maintaining it in parallel with the PowerPC builds. Dubbed Marklar, the project is perceived as a fall-back plan, and, quoth the article, 'has apparently gained strategic relevance in recent months, as Apple's relationship with Motorola has grown strained and Apple looks to alternative chip makers.'" Believe what you will ...

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  1. The Marklar. by TheHouseMouse · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Greetings, welcome to Marklar. Here on Marklar, we refer to all people, places, and things, as Marklar. If Marklar here wants to bring all his Marklar to Marklar, that would be fine. But you must explain one at a Marklar.

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    1. Re:The Marklar. by sparkleytone · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      what the marklar are marklars marklaring about here in this marklar? only marklars with lots of marklars can actually believe this marklar. its marklarily marklar that this marklar is just plain marklar. the marklar from www.thinkmarklar.com has taken a marklar on all of you marklars. marklar can't believe that this marklar made it to be marklardotted. take me to your marklar.

  2. Re:I hope this marklar work out. by jerryasher · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Malkovich

  3. hmmm by taernim · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Hooray for the Official Site for Marklar! *Now* I understand..... um... yeah. heh.

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  4. Co-author is Editor in Chief of "Think Secret"? by itomato · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    pfffft.. The infamous Slashdot credibility...

    More re-hashed fabrication to cause ripples and get some hits.