I think people are being mislead by the fact that the development machines have Pentium processors. I am certain that the next generation Macintosh will not be of x86 architecture. The Intel processor that will power the next generation of Macs will will not be compatible with Windows, but it will be compatible with Mac OS X thanks to the versatility of the Mach kernel. The purpose of the development machines is not to get current apps running on a Pentium. It is to get current apps PLATFORM INDEPENDENT. The next Mac OS X will decidedly not run on any generic PC. Apple's goal is NOT to make Mac OS X run on stock PCs, it is to make Mac OS X run on the best processor possible, one that IBM refuses to make, but one that Intel has been wanting to make but until now has not been able to justify bringing to production because there is no way any mass market OS would be able to support it, therefore no PC manufacturer would buy it. Developer Intel Mac notwithstanding, it will be as impossible to run the released "Intelified" Mac OS X on a stock PC as it is now. Once again, the purpose of the developer-version Intel Mac is not to make sure applications work with a Pentium, but to make sure they work without a PowerPC.
That was my immediate reaction. EFF, the bellwether of electronic privacy issues, doesn't seem to care about this; Google does not appear among their featured news stories. This whole flap about Google's new service threatening privacy seems calculated to scare investors and keep Google from releasing their product until such time as their competitors have something similar.
When I learned about the Bates method for better vision (eye exercises and new habits of using your eyes), I threw away my glasses, and now I can see -- not perfect -- but very well. On some days, better than I had with glasses previously. I know of many people who have experienced an eye-doctor confirmed improvement in vision (reduced prescriptions.) For more details, see the web page of the International Society for the Enhancement of Eyesight.
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Google's Company Overview says "Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful."
Their list of Ten ten things Google has found to be true includes as point 5: "You can make money without doing evil."
I think people are being mislead by the fact that the development machines have Pentium processors. I am certain that the next generation Macintosh will not be of x86 architecture. The Intel processor that will power the next generation of Macs will will not be compatible with Windows, but it will be compatible with Mac OS X thanks to the versatility of the Mach kernel. The purpose of the development machines is not to get current apps running on a Pentium. It is to get current apps PLATFORM INDEPENDENT. The next Mac OS X will decidedly not run on any generic PC. Apple's goal is NOT to make Mac OS X run on stock PCs, it is to make Mac OS X run on the best processor possible, one that IBM refuses to make, but one that Intel has been wanting to make but until now has not been able to justify bringing to production because there is no way any mass market OS would be able to support it, therefore no PC manufacturer would buy it. Developer Intel Mac notwithstanding, it will be as impossible to run the released "Intelified" Mac OS X on a stock PC as it is now. Once again, the purpose of the developer-version Intel Mac is not to make sure applications work with a Pentium, but to make sure they work without a PowerPC.
That was my immediate reaction. EFF, the bellwether of electronic privacy issues, doesn't seem to care about this; Google does not appear among their featured news stories. This whole flap about Google's new service threatening privacy seems calculated to scare investors and keep Google from releasing their product until such time as their competitors have something similar.
And don't forget the original internet resource for vision improvement, the International Society for the Enhancement of Eyesight web site and mailing list.
When I learned about the Bates method for better vision (eye exercises and new habits of using your eyes), I threw away my glasses, and now I can see -- not perfect -- but very well. On some days, better than I had with glasses previously. I know of many people who have experienced an eye-doctor confirmed improvement in vision (reduced prescriptions.) For more details, see the web page of the International Society for the Enhancement of Eyesight.