Apple May be Intel Show Pony

Robert writes "Computer Business Review reports that the implications of Apple dropping IBM as its chip vendor in favor of Intel, announced earlier this week, will straddle the broader computing landscape. Apple stands to gain a competitive edge by partnering with Intel because it will have access to slightly cheaper stuff."

Comments

That May be true...

[AAeyers]

But not as much as how slashdot is becoming Apple's show pony

Re:That May be true...

[ggvaidya]

Huh? I thought Slashdot was Google's show pony!

This flipflopping must stop! I don't know who to worship anymore!

Re:That May be true...

[Anonymous Coward]

Linux is ready for the desktop. Just look at Sun Microsystems' Sunrays running JDS.

You decide if I'm being serious or not.

Mac fanbois areout in force today

[Anonymous Coward]

Shut up shill! Linux has a perfectly good desktop for people with at least half a brain. It must suck to be you if you can't hack it.

Re:Mac fanbois areout in force today

[Anonymous Coward]

I prefer to focus the other half of my brain on good hygeine and healthy living, so Linux wasn't an option.

Hey...

[mojowantshappy]

Not fair! I want to be Intel's show pony!

In keeping with that theme...

[ravenspear]

Apple has just released the first official benchmarks of the new x86 Mac. Steve was even kind enough to show how the P4 Mac related to the speed of the G5.

Re:Wrong

[Anonymous Coward]

Wait, but I run Tiger on my iBook here and Gentoo on my box upstairs... Does that make me an impossibility?

Yes. Get the fuck out of here and don't come back until you exist.

Prelude to... The Leopard Post

[rice_burners_suck]

Eh? What the devil is going on here? For weeks at a time, nearly every other article here was about Microsauft Windoze Longtooth. I got good ROI on my investment in the notorious "Longtooth Post". Then Apple announces they are switching to Intel and suddenly every other post is about them!

That's it, I'm starting work on "The Leopard Post". Where OS X requires the root password each time MOV EAX EBX occurs. Where the Finder realizes it's lost. Where Job Steves outsources the BSOD code to Gill Bates. And where Clippy finally comes to OS X.

Apple Inside. Where do you want to think different today?

Apple = MS

[jakupovic]

I got one ...

I heard it here that some people thought Apple will have problems if it is not a simple matter to install MacOS X on your regular 'wintel' hardware. Some people suggested that even for the developer release you should be able to start some kind of application that runs MacOS X inside Windows. Now this got me thinking again about a crazy thought, mainly, what if Apple and MS are in the same boat and MacOS X is an upgrade path for Windows. Since we know that Apple has experience in helping users transition from non-Unix OS to a Unix based one it sounds plausible.

So, Apple + MS + Longhorn = MacOS X

[OT] Terrible editing

[bpbond]

Though likely subtle at first, the implications of Apple Computer dropping IBM as its chip vendor in favor of Intel, announced earlier this week, will straddle the broader computing landscape.

So, uh, the implications start subtle but end by straddling, somehow putting their metaphorical legs on either side of a landscape? And who knew Intel was only announced earlier this week?

Jeez.

Re:Actual order of events

[birge]

3) (Reserved for future use.)

Re:USB.

[Lars T.]

Exactly, all those translucent blue USB peripherals were made to match the BSOD.