From: Gregg N 

"Tony Ingenoso"  wrote in
news:42a1c79c$1{at}w3.nls.net:

> Sounds like suicide to me.
>
> If you're going to just be making ordinary PC clones with annoying
> "features" like a one button mouse, why is anyone going to pay the
> Apple premium?
>
> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
> news:42a1a341$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>
> http://news.com.com/Apple+to+ditch+IBM%2C+switch+to+Intel+chips/2100-10
> 06_3-5731398.html?tag=nefd.lede
>>
>>
>> Apple has used IBM's PowerPC processors since 1994, but will begin a
> phased
>> transition to Intel's chips
>

It didn't say anything about being ordinary clones, merely that they will
be using Intel chips. Assuming they mean x86 chips, that still doesn't mean
they will be adopting the entire PC architecture. They could continue to
control the architecture and the software in their usual vertical manner.
That might mean their own unique BIOS among other things.

Gregg

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