Deep breath… and.. relax
Published by on June 6th, 2005
So Apple computers will have Intel chips in them - really, what’s the big deal?
Apple probably know they have a major PR issue in the coming months, but those who loathe the Intel really ought to get a grip. I trust Apple are making decisions based on providing the best products to their user base. I’m not entirely versed - nor do I wish to be - in the why’s and wherefores of all the technical stuff… read one article and you’ll be convinced PowerPC G5 chips are the best, read another and Intel are the best.
For me a computer is a tool to do a job, despite how much have loved every mac I’ve had, that’s all it will ever be.. I choose Apple/OSX not because of any specific internal component manufacturer choice, but because the operating system/hardware combination makes me more productive than any other. Providing they can offer me that same edge in productivity, does it truly matter?
OK, perhaps if I were someone who must wring every last ounce of power a particular processor pushes out, then I would be looking more closely. But I’ve yet to hear the cooling fan of my 1.67Mhz powerbook despite running it with two monitors, playing DVD movies and working with multiple open applications while developing. It doesn’t even get close to being mildly out of breath.
There is one caveat to all this, however. If I see one Apple computer ad with that bloody “Ding-ding-ding-ding - Intel Inside” jingle, Steve Jobs is gonna need organ donors.
2 Responses to “Deep breath… and.. relax”
June 6th, 2005 at 9:16 pm
I used to be able to spout the ‘pipeline’ gospel in the best of chip debates. I’ve gone slacker in my current knowledge on such things but I too can honestly say that although I may cringe a bit seeing the Intel logo on Mac packaging, it’s the performance, reliability, and the ability to keep producing enough and more advanced chips that will let me sleep at night. Steve is no dummy. The PowerPC chip has always come up a little short in promises, but always big enough in results. However, now it’s time for the Mac/PC chip debate to be thoroughly put to bed. Apple will no doubt partner with Intel to create a next generation chip that will always outperform the PC variety. It is more about the OS and how it utilises the components, not the other way around.
Parts is parts.
Now I’m off to find the webcast of the keynote…
smooches~
jEN
June 30th, 2005 at 4:03 pm
The importance of Apple using intel chips is that it promotes dual boot machines.
We will now have the Mac OSX competing with “the other unix,” linux on those machines.
I expect an explosion in dual boot machines — that this move will help rather
than hurt the rate at which linux is adopted.