Apple made PPC apps work on Intel Macs but why can't they reverse it?

[eMac1.25]

I already owned 3 different intel Macs.

MacBook intel coreDuo 2 Ghz 2Gb ram
Mac Mini intel core2Duo 1,83 Ghz 1Gb ram
Mac Mini intel core2Duo 2,26 Ghz 4Gb ram

Recently I got myself a Power Mac G5 Dual 2GHz 2Gb ( late 2005 model )

I have to say that it's weird that a 6 year old machine kicks ass of all above intel models. ( And I am planning to upgrade the ram and the video card for even more power ).

So I hope that developers will realize that still a lot of people getting a G5 machine and just put a little more effort to make universal programs.

I agree completely. I can't stand intel processors on Windows, let alone on a Mac. Anything but intel is a good system. I have owned a new iMac 27", and i sold it online. My old Windows PC was an intel based x86 system, and again i sold it. My Windows laptop i currently own, mostly for travel, is an AMD system with Windows 7. But, my favorite computer is my eMac 1.25Ghz model. Its 10x better than any intel Mac. I run games on my eMac, and it is the one computer i've dumped money into for hardware upgrades.

@Aldaris (following The Russian's post): Saying PowerPC is dead is like saying the Holocaust never happened.

 

[The Russian]

I agree completely. I can't stand intel processors on Windows, let alone on a Mac. Anything but intel is a good system. I have owned a new iMac 27", and i sold it online. My old Windows PC was an intel based x86 system, and again i sold it. My Windows laptop i currently own, mostly for travel, is an AMD system with Windows 7. But, my favorite computer is my eMac 1.25Ghz model. Its 10x better than any intel Mac. I run games on my eMac, and it is the one computer i've dumped money into for hardware upgrades.

@Aldaris (following The Russian's post): Saying PowerPC is dead is like saying the Holocaust never happened.

I have started collecting the maxed-out models of the PPC Macs the were released and Steve's return.

iMac G3 700 Mhz
iMac G4 1.25 Ghz
iMac G5 2.1 Ghz

Powermac G4 Cube ( with update videocard and processor ).
Powermac G4 Dual 1.42 Ghz
Powermac G5 Quad 2.5 Ghz

 

[applegigs]

PPC is not dead

Well the other day my MBP died on me ... I had to send it for repair they said it would take up to 3 weeks. So I turned back to my trusty Powerbook G4 1.67 ghz 2gb ram. Almost everything moved to Intel, the only browser up to date is Safari. I'm kinda disappointed from the new machines this is the second intel mac I had to send in for repair. It was a bit funny showing up in work with a PPC from 7 yeas ago everybody thought I was joking but I've done the same job as I would with the MBP.

 

[lukaszh]

Still not dead

OK, so the best answer is "buy new mac"? Let's see - I have a G5-based Power Mac (2 GHz, DP), which I bought some year ago for ca. 300$. It still runs great. Some people will say that even the first Intel-based Macs had a faster processor. The won't say that all those old Intel machines which I could buy for less than 500-750$ have also a poor integrated Intel graphics, much slower than graphic cards that are still available for G5 PM. And it is obvious that WE CAN compare older workstations with newer low end machines, as the prices of used machines of both types are similar. PPC is not dead. Apple simply doesn't want to support it anymore.

 

[NutsNGum]

PPC is not dead, but this thread really ought to be.

 

[XweAponX]

Don't blame Apple, they make all their stuff their stuff Universal (assuming it could be used with PPC). Blame the third party companies who aren't making Universal apps!

The Stig

...no Thats the best answer yet... I have a nice little G4 powerbook, runs great, but i cant even run the new ccleaner app for mac. and i have precious few PPC apps I can use, I havr office 2004, thats about it.

Not to mention, what processor is in a iPhone? whatever it is its faster than hell for only 1 core and 800 MHz. I was assuming, the way I was able to see it work when I had it jailbroken, it was a motorola processor.

 

[rabidz7]

10000000000000000000 more

They could. The question is: How many new Macs would Apple sell more because of that? I think the answer is about zero.

If they go to power pc i will buy one of each!

 

[iSayuSay]

It's a simple business decision. Apple wants you to buy new hardware. Not merely software ugrade. You support old architecture too long and people would be less tempted to buy newer products.

Not hard to understand the scheme, yes?

Damn it's a 5 y.o threads. Please. Just. Die