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Pentium-Based Macs The Future of Apple?

Posted by Hemos on 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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  1. This will be only be rumors.. by fault0 · · Score: 2, Troll

    when the G4 comes out... Apple has too much of a commitment to Motorola (since 1982?) and IBM (since 1992?)

  2. Have they? by supabeast! · · Score: 0, Troll

    "Have Motorola's chips really lagged behind Intel?"

    Motorola's chips have always lagged behind intel, at least in the performance arena.

  3. Re:Lack of competition by ealar+dlanvuli · · Score: 0, Troll

    Heh, wana know the funniest part?

    Your amazing "competitive" x86 hardware would be illegal today, thanks DMCA.

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    I live in a giant bucket.
  4. Re:Has Motorolla really fallen behind? Unfortunate by Suppafly · · Score: 1, Troll

    Way to admit the truth, now if we could only get the apple.slashdot.org folks to do the same, the world would be a better place :)