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   From: znu@fake.invalid   
      
   In article <1114623917.644738.77600@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,   
    imouttahere@mac.com wrote:   
      
   > >>Is extremely seriously considering a move to x86 hardware   
   >   
   > >Not going to happen.   
   >   
   > Don't be so sure.   
   >   
   > Like I've said before, I know people who know people who've seen OS X   
   > (as in the Finder) run on x86.   
   >   
   > >From a developer's standpoint x86 isn't that big a deal any more,   
   > there's very little difference between an x86 box and a G5. Stuff like   
   > CoreData can deal with endian issues, accelerate could handle SIMD, and   
   > CoreImage could expose the differing graphics stuff.   
   >   
   > Now, the percentage of this happening is dependent on how unlikely IBM   
   > can keep up with AMD (I don't think Apple cares to get into bed with   
   > Intel).   
   >   
   > I wouldn't put any money on it, but I wouldn't be surprised, either.   
      
   If Apple was going to move to x86, they would have done it years back,   
   during the dark Motorola days. Right now, it's not at all clear who is   
   going to come out on top in the CPU market. IBM has been doing pretty   
   well -- they've managed to ramp up performance faster than Intel during   
   the period since the G5 came out, for instance. Odds are IBM, Intel and   
   AMD are all going to move to dual core within just a few months of each   
   other. (If AMD or Intel is first, the Mac bashers will crow about the   
   G5's 'poor performance' incessantly, of course, but nobody will care by   
   the end of the year). There's just no significant upside to switching in   
   the near future.   
      
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   ridiculous. And having said that, all options are on the table."   
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