Apple On Intel?
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Apple could run on Intel
Apple could run on Intel
11/07/2003 02:05 AMSunday Times South Africa Nov 7 2003 0:55AM ET
On Apple and Intel
On Apple and Intel
06/17/2005 04:39 PMA zillion words have been written on this, but a few more won’t
hurt. First off, I’m amused by the few brave souls writing about the
pricing, whether or not Apple will spend less per Intel chip than
they were with IBM. You can safely ignore them, because it’s like
this: there are a few Really Big Secrets that very few people and no
journalists know: one of them is how much box-builders like Apple, HP,
Dell, and Sun pay chip-builders like Intel, IBM, and AMD. I bet that
when whoever at Apple sat down across the table from whoever at Intel
the negotiation was complicated and involved lots more than the
per-chip cost. You know what I, personally and selfishly, hope Steve
asked for? First cut at those Intel “Yonah” chips that everyone
thinks are going to be just the greatest thing, so I can get a faster
laptop than anyone. Second point: I bet that some Apple VIP
has, as of today, got regularly scheduled meetings with an AMD VIP,
because the x86 companies are now competing for Apple’s business on
a pretty level playing field. Finally, I can’t leave this
territory without a pointer to Paul Murphy, who as usual is pointing in a
different direction from everyone else, but who (also as usual) is
worth reading.
CNET , Apple and Intel
CNET , Apple and Intel
06/06/2005 12:01 AMThe last time one of the editors here said that Apple was going to
be using Intel chips we got flammed. Cnet is now saying the same thing
so we will see if their prediction and information they received is
true. [CNET]
A First Look at Apples Intel Mac (with
photos)
A First Look at Apples Intel Mac (with
photos)
06/24/2005 07:07 PMWonder how long before Apple launches another lawsuit? But
ThinkSecret is cooking tonight. Read on: By Ryan Katz, Senior Editor
ThinkSecret Apples Intel-based Mac development kits have started
trickling into developers hands, Think Secret has learned. The Apple
Development Platform ADP2,1, as the systems are officially designated,
features 3.6GHz Pentium 4 processors with 2MB of L2 cache operating on
an 800MHz bus with 1GB of RAM. The Intel systems run Mac OS X 10.4
Tiger…
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What's Really Behind the Apple-Intel
Alliance
What's Really Behind the Apple-Intel
Alliance
06/17/2005 03:55 PMIn striking a computer chip deal with Intel, Steven Jobs, Apple
Computer's chief executive, has opened a range of tantalizing new
options for his quirky company.
Apple Switching to Intel?
Apple Switching to Intel?
06/05/2005 11:21 PMAccording to this CNET News.com article, Apple plans to slowly phase
out their partnership with IBM and switch to Intel-based
microprocessors. Is this simply a move to a better
microprocessor...
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Apple moving to Intel?
Apple moving to Intel?
06/05/2005 11:48 PMCNet reports that Apple plans to announce Monday that it's
scrapping its partnership with IBM and switching its computers to
Intel's microprocessors. This is one of the oldest rumors and that's
all it is - a rumor. Here's why it won't happen.
Apple se pasa a Intel
Apple se pasa a Intel
06/06/2005 12:09 AMThe Apple-Intel leak
The Apple-Intel leak
06/17/2005 05:09 PM
Dvorak reports
that the leak about Apple switching from IBM PPC chips to Intel was
leaked by someone at IBM to analysts who leaked it to CNet or someone
close to CNet and then somehow the Wall Street Journal got the story.
He wonders whether Apple was suing bloggers in anticipation of this
announcement to try to plug the leaks. Dan Gillmor wonders whether
Apple is going to sue CNet.
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Apple considered Intel
Apple considered Intel
10/29/2003 02:21 AMA story on Macrumors.com notes that Apple did indeed consider moving
to Intel processors, but determined the change in system architecture
might be too slow and would "deeply affect its current customer base."
The result of this determination was the PowerPC 970, which was a 12
to 18 month collaborative effort between IBM and Apple and provided a
far better solution than moving to Intel's architecture. The article
notes that "IBM has committed to provide several generations...
Apple IBM G5 Leads AMD, Intel, Experts
Say
Apple IBM G5 Leads AMD, Intel, Experts
Say
03/06/2004 02:06 AMApple's move to G5 processors from IBM is giving the company a clear
advantage against manufacturers using chips from Intel or AMD, an
industry expert has said. (Macworld UK via MyAppleMenu)
Apple reportedly switching to Intel
Apple reportedly switching to Intel
06/05/2005 11:18 PMAfrica Leader Jun 6 2005 3:17AM GMT
Dvorak: Apple will go Intel in 12-18
months
Dvorak: Apple will go Intel in 12-18
months
03/20/2003 09:37 AMPC Magazine's John Dvorak is predicting that Apple will switch to
Intel processors within the next 12 to 18 months...
Dvorak: Apple will go Intel within 18
months
Dvorak: Apple will go Intel within 18
months
03/20/2003 08:33 AMIntel, Apple Coupling Could Woo
Hollywood
Intel, Apple Coupling Could Woo
Hollywood
06/05/2005 10:47 PMThe new alliance between Apple and Intel will reverberate through
Silicon Valley, and it will likely make waves in Hollywood, too. By
Michael Kanellos, CNET News.com
But Which Chip Is Intel Making For
Apple?
But Which Chip Is Intel Making For
Apple?
06/05/2005 10:47 PMWhat if Intel's going to be manufacturing the PowerPC chips that OS
X already runs on? By Jason Kottke
Apple could move to Intel, but happy
with IBM
Apple could move to Intel, but happy
with IBM
11/06/2003 10:47 PMZDNet Nov 6 2003 10:04PM ET
Intel-Apple coupling could woo Hollywood
Intel-Apple coupling could woo Hollywood
06/05/2005 10:56 PMApple's hip and Intel's square. But the high-powered pairing could set
the stage for a big-picture ending.
Other News: Apple Intel Switch
Other News: Apple Intel Switch
06/22/2005 02:00 AMThe Street looks at major Apple "switches", past and present.
Behind the Apple-Intel Deal, IBM
Surprised
Behind the Apple-Intel Deal, IBM
Surprised
06/17/2005 04:54 PM
The New York Times provides some details behind Apple's switch to
Intel. Of note, IBM was in the dark about the transition until very
late in the gam...
Apple to Intel announcement at WWDC?
Apple to Intel announcement at WWDC?
06/05/2005 10:52 PMThe annual Worldwide Developers Conference is coming up, and reports
are trickling in that Apple is going to drop a bombshell there. Is
Apple on Intel really going to happen?
CNET Says Apple Ditching IBM for Intel
CNET Says Apple Ditching IBM for Intel
06/06/2005 12:08 AMWell, Holy Shit and stuff. Guess we'll find out for certain Monday.
The Powerbook G5 might be a Pentium!
Apple to ditch IBM, switch to
Intel chips [CNET News.com]
Intel/Apple coupling could woo Hollywood
Intel/Apple coupling could woo Hollywood
06/05/2005 11:35 PMZDNet Jun 5 2005 2:02PM GMT
Apple to switch to Intel chips!
Apple to switch to Intel chips!
06/06/2005 12:13 AMApple Computer plans to announce Monday that it's scrapping its
partnership with IBM and switching its computers to Intel's
microprocessors. Apple has been using PowerPC chips to power their
Macintosh line of computers since 1994. But according to CNET, Apple
is scheduled to announce this Monday at their Worldwide Developer's
Conference their intention to make the switch.
Those who remember the migration from the 68k series chips back in the
early 90s may recall that it took some doing. To run at optimal
speeds, software has to be recompiled to the native chipset.
Migrating to a totally different platform such as PowerPC to Intel
will be a significant upheaval.
When Apple announced their move to IBM's next-generation PowerPC
chipsets (now in the G5) some
pundits have long made the argument that Apple
can't ship enough computers to remain competitive on both price and
performance with computers powered by Intel-compatible CPUs. Simply
put, economies of scale were working against Apple in the long-run.
According to a CNET source, what may have spurred the change was just
that -- IBM's concerns about making a low-volume chip that competes
with x86's in performance in the same price-range. The question is,
can the Mac survive a transition from the PowerPC to Intel-based CPUs
with the corresponding software compatibility/optimization issues?
News source:
News.comRead full story...Apple Considering a Switch to Intel
Chips
Apple Considering a Switch to Intel
Chips
06/05/2005 11:35 PMNew York Times Jun 5 2005 3:26PM GMT
Apple Says Could Move To Intel, But
Happy With IBM
Apple Says Could Move To Intel, But
Happy With IBM
11/05/2003 10:31 PMThe latest version of the Mac OS X operating system could easily run
on Intel chips, but Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs said on Wednesday
that the company has little interest in changing processors. By Ina
Fried (CNET News.com via MyAppleMenu)
Apple says could move to Intel, but
happy with IBM
Apple says could move to Intel, but
happy with IBM
11/05/2003 08:20 PMThe latest version of the Mac OS X operating system could easily run
on Intel chips, Apple CEO Steve Jobs says, but the company has little
interest in changing processors.
Reports Say Apple Switching to Intel
Reports Say Apple Switching to Intel
06/05/2005 11:59 PMReports on CNET News.com and The Wall Street Journal claim that Apple
will announce a switch to Intel x86 processors on Monday at its annual
Worldwide Developers Conference - a move that has been rumored for
years yet never materialized. According to the report, the switch
would start with Apple's low-end computers by the middle of next year.
But many remain skeptical due to a number of unanswered questions.
Apple *is* switching to Intel chips
Apple *is* switching to Intel chips
06/17/2005 03:29 PMThe WWDC keynote just ended (notes here and here) and the news is pretty big in Apple land: Apple
is switching to Intel chips (press
release). A few notes:
- As speculated here
and on Slashdot, Intel will not be making PowerPC chips for
Apple.
- Intel will be making x486 chips for Apple.
- For the last 5 years, every copy of OS X has been compiled
on both PowerPC and Intel platforms. This apparently is the
long-rumored Marklar project.
- Jobs says developing apps to run on Intel Macs is easy...there's a
checkbox in the developer tools that "makes a cross-platform single
binary". Demo of Mathematica running on an Intel Mac from a guy from
Wolfram...it only took them two days [some sources are now saying two
hours, not days] to port it to Intel.
- Running PowerPC-compiled programs on an Intel Mac will be handled
through emulation. Gold star to John Gruber for guessing this
one.
I'm sure there's more, but those are the important bits. And I know
this is Steve Jobs talking to us here, but from where I'm sitting
(across the country, reading paraphrase transcripts), the transition
has been well prepared for by Apple for a number of years and looks
like it will happen a lot more smoothly than all the over-the-weekend
hand-wringing indicated that it would.
Update: Dave
Winer is reporting that:
1. Apple is not going into the software business, their
operating system will not run on other vendor's hardware. So you won't
be running the Mac OS on Dell, HP or IBM, for example. and 2. While
Windows is not explicitly supported, they won't do anything to prevent
Windows from running on their hardware.
Update #2: From
news.com:
After Jobs' presentation, Apple Senior Vice President
Phil Schiller addressed the issue of running Windows on Macs, saying
there are no plans to sell or support Windows on an Intel-based Mac.
"That doesn't preclude someone from running it on a Mac. They probably
will," he said. "We won't do anything to preclude that." However,
Schiller said the company does not plan to let people run Mac OS X on
other computer makers' hardware. "We will not allow running Mac OS X
on anything other than an Apple Mac," he said.
Apple going with Intel... for Real?
[Update x2]
Apple going with Intel... for Real?
[Update x2]
06/05/2005 11:31 PM
CNet is reporting that Apple plans on scrapping its partnership with
IBM and switching to Intel processors. Apple has used IBM's PowerPC
processors si...
Intel-Apple Odds and Ends
Intel-Apple Odds and Ends
06/05/2005 11:23 PM
A few miscellaneous notes and questions on the Apple-Intel
story.
Apple Plans to Switch From I.B.M. to
Intel for Chips
Apple Plans to Switch From I.B.M. to
Intel for Chips
06/05/2005 10:45 PMThe move is a chesslike gambit in a turf war that pits the personal
computer industry against an emerging world of consumer electronics
focused on the digital home.
Jobs: Apple could move to Intel, but
happy with IBM
Jobs: Apple could move to Intel, but
happy with IBM
11/06/2003 01:54 AMApple CEO Steve Jobs said on Wednesday that Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
could easily run on Intel chips, but made it clear that Apple has
little interest in changing processors...
Apple Is Serious About Going Intel,
Analysts Prepare To Eat Their Words
Apple Is Serious About Going Intel,
Analysts Prepare To Eat Their Words
06/05/2005 11:57 PMA 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.
Apple and Intel: The Biggest Non-News of
the Year
Apple and Intel: The Biggest Non-News of
the Year
06/17/2005 05:47 PMAdam C. Engst (~1160 words)
Apple's announcement last week that Macs
would be switching away from the PowerPC chip to Intel-based CPUs sure
was exciting, wasn't it? After all, Intel is part of the massive
Wintel conspiracy that all right-thinking members of the Macintosh
rebellion have been fighting against for so many years, correct?
(Psst... That's Star Wars you're thinking of. What we have here is
just a bunch of technology companies jostling for position.)
Apple To Ditch IBM, Switch To Intel
Chips
Apple To Ditch IBM, Switch To Intel
Chips
06/05/2005 10:47 PMApple plans to announce Monday that it's scrapping its partnership
with IBM and switching its computers to Intel's microprocessors, CNET
News.com has learned. By Stephen Shankland, CNET News.com
Dvorak predicts Apple will move to Intel
Dvorak predicts Apple will move to Intel
03/20/2003 03:15 PMSelf-proclaimed Apple "expert" John Dvorak, who loves to predict
Apple's death every few months, now
predicts
that Apple will switch to Intel within 18 months.
At least he isn't predicting Apple's death, for a change.
Apple to Use Intel Microprocessors
Beginning in 2006
Apple to Use Intel Microprocessors
Beginning in 2006
06/17/2005 06:53 PMApple 'not interested' in Intel - Jobs
Apple 'not interested' in Intel - Jobs
11/06/2003 04:12 AMZDNet UK Nov 6 2003 3:38AM ET
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