Maybe... if this is about CPUs... it will be something like Apple using Intels fabs to manufacture PPC chips because Intel probably have greater capacity than IBM.
I really don't think Apple are moving to x86 for a number of reasons.
1. Even if they create a new, closed x86 system architecture, emulators will find a way to enable OS X to run on standard PC systems... and since the most important performace part, the CPU, is native, there will not be much, if any performance loss.
2. This would allow people to build their own PCs and run OS X... and I wonder, how many people actually buy their OS for their homemade PCs? I bet it's a very low percentage. For example, on many forums when people spec up PCs to compete against the Mac Mini, they always leave off the £250 for Windows XP Pro. So most OS X users would be using pirate versions.
3. based on point 1, Apple would loose all control over hardware... and point 2, would loose all control over which computers OS X runs on... thus leading the way to more piracy of general Mac OS X applicatons.
I really don't think Apple are moving to x86 for a number of reasons.
1. Even if they create a new, closed x86 system architecture, emulators will find a way to enable OS X to run on standard PC systems... and since the most important performace part, the CPU, is native, there will not be much, if any performance loss.
2. This would allow people to build their own PCs and run OS X... and I wonder, how many people actually buy their OS for their homemade PCs? I bet it's a very low percentage. For example, on many forums when people spec up PCs to compete against the Mac Mini, they always leave off the £250 for Windows XP Pro. So most OS X users would be using pirate versions.
3. based on point 1, Apple would loose all control over hardware... and point 2, would loose all control over which computers OS X runs on... thus leading the way to more piracy of general Mac OS X applicatons.