Apple ditches IBM, going to Intel
Wow…it’s confirmed - Apple is switching over to Intel microprocessor chips:
“Apple has used IBM’s PowerPC processors since 1994, but will begin a phased transition to Intel’s chips, sources familiar with the situation said. 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, sources said.
The announcement is expected Monday at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco, at which Chief Executive Steve Jobs is giving the keynote speech. The conference would be an appropriate venue: Changing the chips would require programmers to rewrite their software to take full advantage of the new processor.IBM, Intel and Apple declined to comment for this story.”
Amazing, thought it was just rumors…that shifts the Apple “Be different” philosophy quite a bit.
Tags: Apple, IBM, Mac Mini, Intel, Steve Jobs
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