PureLogic Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 Between now and the switch, can you imagine apple's sale will be? 586025203[/snapback] Very low. People will think twice before buying a PPC-based Mac. I was considering buying an iMac G5 this summer, but I'll just keep my eMac till 2006. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[bear] Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 lol I like how everybody has this mindset that intel if awful. You guys are just being closed minded. The fact of the matter is IBM couldn't get a G5 into a powerbook/ibook. Do you think apple can tolerate this? Nope.. So what is their course of action? They go with a company that has been doing it for years. It makes perfect sense. If you guys are going to be closed minded and not even give intel a chance then it is your loss. I know I will continue to buy apple products. I own an ipod and a powerbook g4 right now :). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisblore Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 Looks like Slashdot is being slashdotted by Apple fans :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 I think all the flame-baiters need to reminded of that including Steven. :whistle: 586025243[/snapback] I"m not trolling or flame-baiting. I"m really happy bout this. honest. :) Perhaps my excitment is being taken the wrong way.. sorry. :blush: Even Calvin is happy see! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palin Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 Honestly, the only thing that would really upset me about this is if there's some dorky "Intel Inside" thing on the outside of my next Powerbook (which I'll be getting next fall, instead of this fall now.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 AHHH! Why does it matter what CPU your using?!! I don't understand why this is a sad day for Apple. Embrace the new technology, embrace PCIe, embrace Pentium M, embrace a Dual-Core Powermac Workstation. What does it matter what processor is running under the hood, it's the Operating System that matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 Now where's aristotle-dude when you need him? :rofl: 586025223[/snapback] Drop it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowwebdesign Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 OSX will be locked to hardware I'm betting. So you won't be able to buy OSX and install it on a non-apple intel machine. However, someone will come up with a way to dual boot Windows on a Mac machine. That'll make more people buy the mac so they can get both worlds, os wise. :) 586025125[/snapback] Sure, just install Windows and Linux on Apple hardware:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Dee Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 People, Apple sent me another PowerMac Transition Kit by mistake but its running the wrong OS, see pic below: :( What to do??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[bear] Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 WooHoo .... an x86 Mac. Bring on Marklar. 586025255[/snapback] nobody said it will be x86 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Symbiotic Hat Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 WooHoo .... an x86 Mac. Bring on Marklar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie_webbuk Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 AHHH! Why does it matter what CPU your using?!!I don't understand why this is a sad day for Apple. Embrace the new technology, embrace PCIe, embrace Pentium M, embrace a Dual-Core Powermac Workstation. What does it matter what processor is running under the hood, it's the Operating System that matters. 586025238[/snapback] Well, I like the G series more than Intel chips. They always win for video encoding. Today we morn the G 3/4/5, god bless IBM. *puts on black suit* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 nobody said it will be x86 586025270[/snapback] I think the P4 Development Kits they're pushing kinda give it away. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxsquared Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 nobody said it will be x86 586025270[/snapback] It's demoed on a P4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zanzibar Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 AHHH! Why does it matter what CPU your using?!!I don't understand why this is a sad day for Apple. Embrace the new technology, embrace PCIe, embrace Pentium M, embrace a Dual-Core Powermac Workstation. What does it matter what processor is running under the hood, it's the Operating System that matters. 586025238[/snapback] Agreed. LOL @ MEMO.INC. About the only thing I dislike about this news is that I don't have Intel Macs to play with right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acezo Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 nobody said it will be x86 586025270[/snapback] Somebody missed the topic :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PureLogic Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 AHHH! Why does it matter what CPU your using?!!I don't understand why this is a sad day for Apple. Embrace the new technology, embrace PCIe, embrace Pentium M, embrace a Dual-Core Powermac Workstation. What does it matter what processor is running under the hood, it's the Operating System that matters. 586025238[/snapback] I won't risk buying an expensive computer that will have no or little support from feature software. And I want to know for sure how the whole transition is going to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEMO.INC Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 I wonder.. How are they going to name the new intel based Macs, If PowerPc mac = PowerMac... Intel Mac= IntelliMac? LOL This is great, this is awesome, nobody should be worried with this (Consumers), This will drive prices lower!, more choices, I love choices :D this is a happy day :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjrciadt Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 AHHH! Why does it matter what CPU your using?!!I don't understand why this is a sad day for Apple. Embrace the new technology, embrace PCIe, embrace Pentium M, embrace a Dual-Core Powermac Workstation. What does it matter what processor is running under the hood, it's the Operating System that matters. 586025238[/snapback] Agree :) . Extremely ironic coming from AMD :D . I wanted to get a Mac Mini this summer. I guess i'll wait for 6/6/06 for a Yonah powered one then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nose Nuggets Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 isent this just economics? apple has been BEGGING IBM for 3.2ghz g5's for year or 2 now and its the same story. then Microsoft comes along and asks IBM for the same 3.2ghz chips and all of a sudden IBM is all over it why? you may ask. becuase when jobs calls up ibm and orders a couple hundred thousand 3.2ghz chips, ibm says "yeah yeah, ill get around too it" when gates called up IBM and says, hay, i need 10 million 3.2ghz chips for my new xbox, everyone at IBM gets a partial and starts creamin there pants when they realize how much money 10 million chips is going to make them. is this just apples way of saying F you ibm? you wont make chips for us but youle make them for microsoft, well then we dont want your chips at all, neener neener neener i just dont think apple has a market to justify a proprietery chip that requiers its own manufacturing facility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdsams Veteran Posted June 6, 2005 Veteran Share Posted June 6, 2005 im really excited as well, id personally dump XP till longhorn or forever if it would run on my centrino laptop....not that i expect this to happen anytime soon, but it would be nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PureEdit Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 Sounds pretty good. I would have preferred them going with AMD, but oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoXY Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 another question is....how is the preformance on the P4? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 Agree :) . Extremely ironic coming from AMD :D . I wanted to get a Mac Mini this summer. I guess i'll wait for 6/6/06 for a Yonah powered one then. 586025275[/snapback] lol, got to love the AMD fanboy, embracing an Intel based Mac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjrciadt Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 lol, got to love the AMD fanboy, embracing an Intel based Mac. 586025293[/snapback] Actually my rig: 2.8E skt 478 P4 PowerEdge 700 W2K3 enterprise edition (16 mac mini's would fit in the space this beast takes up). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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