Reports: Apple to switch to Intel chips

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News: Reports: Apple to switch to Intel
chips

News: Reports: Apple to switch to Intel
chips 06/05/2005 10:58 PM
Apple will announce Monday that it intends to transition to Intel’s architecture over the next few years, according to reports.

Apple to switch to Intel chips!

Apple to switch to Intel chips! 06/06/2005 12:13 AM
Apple 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.com

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Apple Considering a Switch to Intel
Chips

Apple Considering a Switch to Intel
Chips 06/05/2005 11:35 PM
New York Times Jun 5 2005 3:26PM GMT

Apple to Switch to Intel Chips Starting
in '06?

Apple to Switch to Intel Chips Starting
in '06? 06/05/2005 10:58 PM
Apple Computer plans to announce that it will switch to using Intel Corp's microprocessors and phase out its current chip supplier, IBM, News.com reported.

Apple to switch to Intel chips: WSJ
(Reuters)

Apple to switch to Intel chips: WSJ
(Reuters) 06/05/2005 10:59 PM
Reuters - Apple Computer Inc. is expected to announce Monday that it will begin shifting its Macintosh computer line next year to Intel Corp. chips, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Sunday, citing people familiar with the situation.

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 PM
The 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.

Apple To Ditch IBM, Switch To Intel
Chips

Apple To Ditch IBM, Switch To Intel
Chips 06/05/2005 10:47 PM

Apple 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

“What the Apple Plan To Switch to
Intel Chips Means for Consumers”

“What the Apple Plan To Switch to
Intel Chips Means for Consumers” 06/17/2005 04:52 PM
“What makes a Mac a Mac isn’t the processor under the hood,” writes Walt Mossberg for the Wall Street Journal. “It’s Apple’s elegant operating system, [Mac] OS X, which won’t see major changes for 18 months, and the company’s stylish hardware designs, which it will continue to produce. When you peer at the screen of the first Intel-based Mac, it will look just like today’s PowerPC Macs, only it should run faster.” [Jun 09, 2005]

Apple to ditch IBM, switch to Intel
chips | CNET News.com

Apple to ditch IBM, switch to Intel
chips | CNET News.com 06/05/2005 11:29 PM
Apple To Ditch IBM, Switch To Intel Chips .. Montag bekannt geben .. buzz is out there

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Intel reports new material to shrink
chips

Intel reports new material to shrink
chips 11/05/2003 09:24 PM
IHT Nov 5 2003 8:28PM ET

Other News: Apple Intel Switch

Other News: Apple Intel Switch 06/22/2005 02:00 AM
The Street looks at major Apple "switches", past and present.

Apple confirms switch to Intel
processors

Apple confirms switch to Intel
processors 06/06/2005 12:06 AM

Earth shattering: Apple to switch to
Intel in 2006 (Confirmed... Again)

Earth shattering: Apple to switch to
Intel in 2006 (Confirmed... Again) 06/05/2005 11:20 PM
According to CNET News, Apple will ditch IBM's line of PowerPC processors in favor of Intel microprocessors. "Apple plans to move lower-end computers such as the Mac Mini to Intel chips in mid-2006 and higher-end models such as the Power Mac in mid-2007," asserts CNET. The announcement is expected to be made this Monday during Apple's CEO Steve Jobs' Worldwide Development Conference (WWDC) keynote speech. Update Saturday, June 4, 5pm MST: The Wall Street Journal (registration required) claims to have confirmation of CNET's report: "CNET on Friday reported that Apple would announce the transition plan June 6... An industry executive familiar with the matter, contacted Saturday, verified that schedule." Update Sunday, June 5, 5am MST: Further claims of confirmation come from The Inquirer. Only one more day to go...

Apple *is* switching to Intel chips

Apple *is* switching to Intel chips 06/17/2005 03:29 PM

The 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.

Report: Apple Switching to Intel Chips

Report: Apple Switching to Intel Chips 06/05/2005 11:18 PM
AP via San Francisco Chronicle Jun 6 2005 3:18AM GMT

Report: Apple Switching to Intel Chips
(AP)

Report: Apple Switching to Intel Chips
(AP) 06/05/2005 10:59 PM
AP - A stormy, decade-long relationship between Apple Computer Inc. and IBM is over, according to published reports. Apple CEO Steve Jobs is expected to announce Monday morning at the company's software developers conference in San Francisco that Apple will discontinue using microprocessor chips made by IBM in favor of Intel chips, according to CNET Networks Inc.'s News.com and The Wall Street Journal.

Apple expected to announce shift to
Intel chips

Apple expected to announce shift to
Intel chips 06/06/2005 12:04 AM
Apple Computer Inc. will announce Monday that it intends to transition its computers to Intel Corp.'s architecture over the next few years, according to several published reports.

Reports Say Apple Switching to Intel

Reports Say Apple Switching to Intel 06/05/2005 11:59 PM
Reports 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 to announce shift to Intel chips
Monday: WSJ (Reuters)

Apple to announce shift to Intel chips
Monday: WSJ (Reuters) 06/05/2005 10:59 PM
Reuters - Apple Computer Inc. is expected to announce Monday that it will begin shifting its Macintosh computer line next year to Intel Corp. chips, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Sunday, citing people familiar with the situation.

Brainshare Reports: NLD 10, Novell's
Linux Switch

Brainshare Reports: NLD 10, Novell's
Linux Switch 03/23/2005 04:53 PM

Report: Mac Switch to Intel

Report: Mac Switch to Intel 06/17/2005 05:29 PM
"Classic" issues for education and Xpress conversion; Apple "DOS-compatible" Macs

Apple's switch: Intel inside

Apple's switch: Intel inside 06/17/2005 03:20 PM
CNET News.com Jun 7 2005 9:31PM GMT

Intel can switch on 64-bitness for
Prescotts at will

Intel can switch on 64-bitness for
Prescotts at will 05/14/2004 06:06 PM

Intel Switch May Mean Cheaper
Macs...Eventually

Intel Switch May Mean Cheaper
Macs...Eventually 06/22/2005 02:20 AM

Here's A Switch: Intel May Be Ready To
Copy Rival AMD

Here's A Switch: Intel May Be Ready To
Copy Rival AMD 12/23/2003 09:13 PM
Investors Business Daily Dec 23 2003 8:19PM ET

iPod Division Means Switch To Intel?

iPod Division Means Switch To Intel? 05/21/2004 12:51 PM

Apple Switch

Apple Switch 03/19/2003 10:23 PM
Prediction: Apple Computer Corp. will switch to Intel processors within the next 12 to 18 months. (PC Magazine via MyAppleMenu)

Apple's Intel Switch: Jobs' Keynote
Transcript

Apple's Intel Switch: Jobs' Keynote
Transcript 06/17/2005 03:36 PM

By CNET News.com

Intel, AMD two-in-one chips

Intel, AMD two-in-one chips 04/06/2005 06:23 PM
p2pnet.net Apr 6 2005 9:20PM GMT

Yahoo Makes the Switch (no, not to Apple
- to PHP)

Yahoo Makes the Switch (no, not to Apple
- to PHP) 10/30/2002 08:55 AM

Intel Follows AMD with New 64-Bit Chips
(NewsFactor)

Intel Follows AMD with New 64-Bit Chips
(NewsFactor) 02/18/2004 04:15 PM
NewsFactor - In a major departure from its roadmap, Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) has announced plans for the second-quarter release of a server chip that features both 64-bit and 32-bit capability in a single processor.

Bad Intel Chips Recalled

Bad Intel Chips Recalled 06/28/2004 10:08 AM

I ntel recalls flawed chips less than a week after launch: Good for them that they handled this better than the last time they had this problem.

Less than a week after the launch, Intel said Friday it's recalling some of its latest chip sets after the discovery of a manufacturing flaw that could cause computers to crash or fail to boot.

Most of the problem chips were still in the hands of computer and motherboard manufacturers, said Bill Calder, an Intel spokesman.

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Can Mr. Chips Transform Intel?

Can Mr. Chips Transform Intel? 09/11/2004 09:57 PM
New York Times Sep 12 2004 1:40AM GMT

Intel debuts 32/64-bit chips

Intel debuts 32/64-bit chips 06/28/2004 04:21 PM
ZDNet Jun 28 2004 8:33PM GMT

Intel will postpone new chips

Intel will postpone new chips 07/19/2004 10:10 PM
IHT Jul 20 2004 2:40AM GMT

Intel unveils its 32/64-bit chips

Intel unveils its 32/64-bit chips 06/28/2004 04:21 PM
ZDNet Jun 28 2004 8:22PM GMT

New chips from Intel to be unveiled

New chips from Intel to be unveiled 05/10/2004 08:37 AM
San Francisco Chronicle May 10 2004 12:46PM GMT

Intel adds DRM to new chips

Intel adds DRM to new chips 06/05/2005 11:48 PM

Officially launched worldwide on the May 26, the new offerings come DRM-enabled and will, at least in theory, allow copyright holders to prevent unauthorized copying and distribution of copyrighted materials from the motherboard rather than through the operating system as is currently the case.

Is Intel Making Too Many Chips?

Is Intel Making Too Many Chips? 09/06/2004 03:55 PM
Slashdot Sep 6 2004 8:06PM GMT
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