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Mon, 06 Jun 2005

Apple to ditch IBM, switch to Intel chips

Not sure if I believe this or not ... I guess we'll have to wait for Monday to know the truth. But things could get very, very interesting in the tech world if it is indeed as CNet reports ...

Apple will announce its plans Monday, CNET News.com has learned, in a move that raises questions about the Mac maker's future computer strategy.

(link) [CNET News.com]

Update: They did it.

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On 6/4/2005 08:23:30
JdJ wrote

den Beste was on this 2 years ago

See http://denbeste.nu/cd_log_entries/2003/05/X86Mac-gettingfromAtoB.shtml. In fact, I think he was on it even earlier but I didn't bother to hone my search of his site. But there are several posts related to the topic of Apple machines that you might find interesting if you care about how PCs get built & sold.

On 6/4/2005 08:25:16
JdJ wrote

OK, give me a hint...

on how to make this writeback editor do what I want it to with white space. (And URL/Email field too, for that matter.) Last but not least, does it support HTML tags? Thanks -

On 6/6/2005 09:24:17
Starlight Bunnybutt wrote

Intel, DRM, Palladium, and Bears oh my!

Intel Quietly Ads DRM to new Chips: http://www.digitmag.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=4915 But wait, maybe they're not. Halfhearted denials: http://au.news.yahoo.com/050602/20/ukdc.html Meanwhile, AMD users and fans are still wondering if/when AMD will follow suit. Open source content creators worry about creating "unauthorized" works, shareware makers worry for their micropayment incomes, saavy users worry about having to buy licenses for software/entertainment over and over, and Joe Average User remains blissfully unaware that fair use is on it's deathbed. Where's the public outcry? http://www.boycott-riaa.com http://www.eff.org/ http://www.againsttcpa.com/ AMD rocks, but for how long? Better get my Athalon 64 system now, while it's still safe.

On 6/6/2005 10:11:06
Dave H wrote

Not sure yet ...

I still won't believe it until I see it. But I really don't think Intel would put DRM in a chipset unannounced: it wouldn't do them any good at all, and would probably drive customers to AMD. Best pre-WWDC coverage is at Daring Fireball: http://daringfireball.net/2005/06/intel_apple_odds_and_ends Thanks for the comment, and Be well, Dave H.

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