If Apple where to really move over to x86, they would simply become a software vendor. Really, it's all they have to offer.
They could keep making iPods and monitors too.
OSX already runs on x86. Apple has had a project running now for a few years called "Marklar" that has OSX up and running on x86 hardware.
If Apple does move to Intel chips and x86 hardware they are shooting themselves in the leg with a 5.7mm round that will tumble around in their flesh. Apple simply could not compete with the x86 market. They would be offering the same thing Dell would be, for twice the price.
On the plus side, we would see OSX for x86 which would be kind of cool.
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Yeah, but it will cost you $1,000 more than the Dell machine with the SAME exact specs.
That pretty much sums it up. The day Apple moves to x86 hardware is the day they stop making a cent of profit off hardware.
If Apple where to really move over to x86, they would simply become a software vendor. Really, it's all they have to offer. They could keep making iPods and monitors too.
OSX already runs on x86. Apple has had a project running now for a few years called "Marklar" that has OSX up and running on x86 hardware. If Apple does move to Intel chips and x86 hardware they are shooting themselves in the leg with a 5.7mm round that will tumble around in their flesh. Apple simply could not compete with the x86 market. They would be offering the same thing Dell would be, for twice the price. On the plus side, we would see OSX for x86 which would be kind of cool.