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June 12, 2005
Apple/Intel? No worries
The Wall St Journal's Walter Mossberg can't see any problems with Apple's switch to Intel CPUs.
There's no reason not to buy a Mac right now, he says: "If you need a new computer and the Mac was the right choice for you last week, it's still the right choice. Today's PowerPC Macs are, in my view, the best consumer computers on the market, and Apple plans to roll out additional PowerPC models this year.
"Plus, all new software for the Mac will continue to run on PowerPC models for at least a few more years, the likely life of any Mac you buy now. That's because Apple has created a tool for software developers that easily creates "universal" programs capable of being run on either the PowerPC or Intel models." Umm, didn't someone else create that tool?
But he does acknowledge that "if Apple fails to execute the switch well or the Intel processors don't meet expectations, the Mac could be in trouble". As we said: it's too soon to tell. But we're not sure if we'd be eager to rush out and buy any future PowerPC models.
Posted by cw at June 12, 2005 10:44 AM
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