Alright, people . . . . until the summer of 2006 rolls around, we have no idea WHAT the Apple-Intel alliance will end up producing. All we have now are predictions, hype, wish-lists, promises. We DO know that some form of OS X will run on an Intel chip. The exact design of that cpu is unknown as yet, other than the fact that right now, we're being told "x86."
There is no definitive answer as to how well OS X on Intel will fare against the competition in terms of performance. This particular cpu isn't sitting inside a box on our desks just yet.
Alot can happen from now until the summer of '06. The deal might also be renegotiated and end up looking quite different from what it is now. Other factors will have an impact, such as Apple's revenues from now until then, for instance.
All I know for certain is that if Apple doesn't reduce the price of their current G5s to SELL, all they'll do is collect dust on the display counters. That's not going to make Apple money in the meantime.
There is no definitive answer as to how well OS X on Intel will fare against the competition in terms of performance. This particular cpu isn't sitting inside a box on our desks just yet.
Alot can happen from now until the summer of '06. The deal might also be renegotiated and end up looking quite different from what it is now. Other factors will have an impact, such as Apple's revenues from now until then, for instance.
All I know for certain is that if Apple doesn't reduce the price of their current G5s to SELL, all they'll do is collect dust on the display counters. That's not going to make Apple money in the meantime.