Another Theory on Apple's Move To Intel

An anonymous reader writes "Why did Apple really switch to Intel? Larry Loeb thinks that it has everything to do with the Trusted Computing Group's TNC (Trusted Network Connect)." From the article: "The Trusted Computer Group is a multivendor association that grew out of Microsoft's pre-emptive Trusted Computing Platform effort. Microsoft realized it couldn't force this down the manufacturers' throats, so it formed the TCG to give it the veneer of respectability and 'open standards.'"

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Trusted Computing Viability

[samkass]

Any networking system that can't accommodate the billion PCs currently in existence (none of which have the hardware in question) is doomed. Either there would be a dongle, PC Card, or some other solution that the Mac could use, or the technology would become irrelevent quickly.

Microsoft does not have a good track record in creating network systems/protocols that operate outside their own limited domain, and I wouldn't expect this one to be any different and certainly nothing Apple is going to bet the farm on.

No, I'm pretty sure Apple is switching because Intel CPU+chipsets are cheaper, faster, cooler, and come in never-ending supply.