Apple's been using Intel chips for a long time and will continue doing so in their iPods. My
guess is that this stuff only has to do with the
rumored tablet computer, where some kind of ARM
would be a natural choice. Considering their
success with the iPod, the lack of tablet/palm
style Apple-savvy devices on the market, they
might just want to attempt a rebirth of the
Newton. iPad could use an Intel-supplied
revamped ARM CPU, sufficently hacked up and
locked-in to make clones impossible. They
already have all the Mac-only apps and
gizmos (iCal,.mac, AirPort, iPhoto, Rendezvous,
iSync etc) to make the iPad the only reasonable
product for the Apple jet-setters.
Apart from the press release, where does it actually say that it's licensed under LGPL? The press release does not even make it clear that it really is the GNU LGPL, nor exactly what version of DCE the "Open" Group is supposed to release. But, if they really do release the stuff (although it's probably 10 years late), better now than never.
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And so does SAGE (for system administrators), more to the point: http://www.sage.org/ethics/ethics.html
MSAV: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Anti-Virus/
Apple's been using Intel chips for a long time and will continue doing so in their iPods. My guess is that this stuff only has to do with the rumored tablet computer, where some kind of ARM would be a natural choice. Considering their success with the iPod, the lack of tablet/palm style Apple-savvy devices on the market, they might just want to attempt a rebirth of the Newton. iPad could use an Intel-supplied revamped ARM CPU, sufficently hacked up and locked-in to make clones impossible. They already have all the Mac-only apps and gizmos (iCal, .mac, AirPort, iPhoto, Rendezvous,
iSync etc) to make the iPad the only reasonable
product for the Apple jet-setters.
Apart from the press release, where does it actually
say that it's licensed under LGPL? The press release does not even make it clear that it really is the GNU LGPL, nor exactly what version of DCE the "Open" Group is supposed to release. But, if they really do release the stuff (although it's probably 10 years late), better now than never.