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Pentium-Based Macs The Future of Apple?

Posted by Hemos on Wednesday September 25, 2002 @02:00AM from the but-what-about-my-pretty-new-tibook-to-be? dept.

seek3r writes "Found this interesting article on BusinessWeek.com regarding Apple's potential switch to Intel chips. I wonder what the implications this might have for Apple with regards to market share and software support. Have Motorola's chips really lagged behind Intel?"

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x86 Mac is NOT a PC, RTFA by AHumbleOpinion · 2002-09-25 02:13 · Score: 1, Redundant

An x86 Mac does not imply a PC clone. Apple can have it's complete proprietary design and merely redesign it around an x86 rather than a G3/G4. Best of both worlds this way, more marketable CPUs (GHz, price, brand name recognition, more developers/tools, etc) and it's hardware sales and quality (no cheap flaky clones) are still protected.