Dadofamunky
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An electrifying story just came over the wire:
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Apple Computer Inc. is considering using chips made by Intel Corp. in its Macintosh computer line, The Wall Street Journal said Monday.
Two industry executives with knowledge of recent discussions between the companies said Apple will agree to use Intel chips, the report said. The impact on International Business Machines Corp., (IBM: news, chart, profile) Apple's longtime chip supplier, is unclear, the report added.
Such a move would be a coup for Intel, (INTC: news, chart, profile) which already powers the majority of the world's personal computers with its Pentium microprocessors. Apple could benefit from having a source of lower-priced, higher-performing chips, as it has seen growth in its flagship Macintosh line.
Representatives from Apple (AAPL: news, chart, profile) and Intel (INTC: news, chart, profile) could not be reached for immediate comment.
Apple shares rose $1.25 to $38.82. Intel shares were unchanged at $26.35.
Separately, Bear Stearns on Monday boosted its financial and stock-price targets for Intel's second quarter, citing evidence that the PC market was tracking at the high end of expectations.
Analyst Gurinder Kalra now expects earnings of 29 cents a share for the current quarter on revenue of $9 billion. He kept his rating at outperform and lifted his price target to $30 from $29.
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If true (and I doubt the WSJ would fumble something like this), I think it's smashing news. I have been just beginning to work with Mac OS X and am exremely impressed so far. By far the best Unix front end I have ever seen. It is gorgeous. It makes Linux look like what it is - an amateur patchwork. I'm not exactly a Mac partisan, but I would be almost ecstatic if this happened.
Those of you who flame other platforms such as the Mac, try to consider offering constructive comments this time. I will be watching! :thumbsup:
Talk amongst yourselves.
Almost 44% positives.
Not only that, I was vindicated today. Looks like they're actually gonna do it.
***EDIT*** Weird how no one is responding to this now. They must be reading AT's latest review, or else I'm just not cool. Too old, I guess.
I am disappointed that AMD is not in the picture here. Other than Dothan, Intel has NO technology I'm interested in. I'm with Duvie on this one.... for me, it's not a religious issue whose CPU I buy as long as it gives me the best value for my $. I ran an overclocked PIII for almost 5 years before I switched to A64. I'd switch back if Intel got its sh*t together. (I'm not holding my breath.)
I have mixed feelings about this. After all, Apple does have a very defensive posture on their intellectual property and will try to lock down their x86 platform. Also, I wonder how their software developers will take this. However, I am pretty sure that all this has been carefully considered. There is a lot of ferment in the PC hardware world. Ever see a 6800 Ultra on a Mac? Nope. Do serious gamers use Macs? Nope. Does the overall throughput and system performance measure up? Nope. (Heck, I'm even having trouble trying to get my Mac Mini to browse the Web in something approaching realistic speeds.)
All this is to say, I REALLY think it's a good move. It is also a bet-the-company gamble. IF some of the right incremental decisions get made by Apple, it could even be a net plus. (I also stand corrected. OSX is based on the BSD kernel, not System 5 V4. Man, do I feel stupid.) ***/END EDIT***
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Apple Computer Inc. is considering using chips made by Intel Corp. in its Macintosh computer line, The Wall Street Journal said Monday.
Two industry executives with knowledge of recent discussions between the companies said Apple will agree to use Intel chips, the report said. The impact on International Business Machines Corp., (IBM: news, chart, profile) Apple's longtime chip supplier, is unclear, the report added.
Such a move would be a coup for Intel, (INTC: news, chart, profile) which already powers the majority of the world's personal computers with its Pentium microprocessors. Apple could benefit from having a source of lower-priced, higher-performing chips, as it has seen growth in its flagship Macintosh line.
Representatives from Apple (AAPL: news, chart, profile) and Intel (INTC: news, chart, profile) could not be reached for immediate comment.
Apple shares rose $1.25 to $38.82. Intel shares were unchanged at $26.35.
Separately, Bear Stearns on Monday boosted its financial and stock-price targets for Intel's second quarter, citing evidence that the PC market was tracking at the high end of expectations.
Analyst Gurinder Kalra now expects earnings of 29 cents a share for the current quarter on revenue of $9 billion. He kept his rating at outperform and lifted his price target to $30 from $29.
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See my sig for system configs.
If true (and I doubt the WSJ would fumble something like this), I think it's smashing news. I have been just beginning to work with Mac OS X and am exremely impressed so far. By far the best Unix front end I have ever seen. It is gorgeous. It makes Linux look like what it is - an amateur patchwork. I'm not exactly a Mac partisan, but I would be almost ecstatic if this happened.
Those of you who flame other platforms such as the Mac, try to consider offering constructive comments this time. I will be watching! :thumbsup:
Talk amongst yourselves.
Almost 44% positives.
Not only that, I was vindicated today. Looks like they're actually gonna do it.
***EDIT*** Weird how no one is responding to this now. They must be reading AT's latest review, or else I'm just not cool. Too old, I guess.
I am disappointed that AMD is not in the picture here. Other than Dothan, Intel has NO technology I'm interested in. I'm with Duvie on this one.... for me, it's not a religious issue whose CPU I buy as long as it gives me the best value for my $. I ran an overclocked PIII for almost 5 years before I switched to A64. I'd switch back if Intel got its sh*t together. (I'm not holding my breath.)
I have mixed feelings about this. After all, Apple does have a very defensive posture on their intellectual property and will try to lock down their x86 platform. Also, I wonder how their software developers will take this. However, I am pretty sure that all this has been carefully considered. There is a lot of ferment in the PC hardware world. Ever see a 6800 Ultra on a Mac? Nope. Do serious gamers use Macs? Nope. Does the overall throughput and system performance measure up? Nope. (Heck, I'm even having trouble trying to get my Mac Mini to browse the Web in something approaching realistic speeds.)
All this is to say, I REALLY think it's a good move. It is also a bet-the-company gamble. IF some of the right incremental decisions get made by Apple, it could even be a net plus. (I also stand corrected. OSX is based on the BSD kernel, not System 5 V4. Man, do I feel stupid.) ***/END EDIT***
