Apple Is Serious About Going Intel, Analysts Prepare To Eat Their Words
from the halley's-comet-indeed... dept
A few weeks back we, along with just about everyone, trotted out the latest version of the old rumor that Apple was thinking of moving to Intel chips, and ditching IBM. Considering that this rumor shows up quite often, we didn't put much faith in it, only posting it because the reports seemed a bit more credible. Of course, almost immediately there were denials, including Intel CEO Paul Otellini's great "Halley's Comet" quote. Well, it turns out that this time around, the rumors might be true. News.com has the scoop that Apple will make the official announcement on Monday. We'll still only believe it when we see the "Intel Inside" sticker on a Powerbook, but it certainly sounds like this time might be for real.
Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
Techdirt is one of the few remaining truly independent media outlets. We do not have a giant corporation behind us, and we rely heavily on our community to support us, in an age when advertisers are increasingly uninterested in sponsoring small, independent sites — especially a site like ours that is unwilling to pull punches in its reporting and analysis.
While other websites have resorted to paywalls, registration requirements, and increasingly annoying/intrusive advertising, we have always kept Techdirt open and available to anyone. But in order to continue doing so, we need your support. We offer a variety of ways for our readers to support us, from direct donations to special subscriptions and cool merchandise — and every little bit helps. Thank you.
–The Techdirt Team
Reader Comments
Subscribe: RSS
View by: Time | Thread
Apple Goes Intel
It'd be interesting to see the Apple OS competing truly head-to-head (comparing apples to apples?) with Windows. I've nothing against WinXP at all, but I do think that this kind of competitive pressure would really prompt some creative future advancements from MS.
[ link to this | view in chronology ]
So if I buy a Tiger now...
[ link to this | view in chronology ]
Re: So if I buy a Tiger now...
Steamboat Springs Colorado Blog
[ link to this | view in chronology ]