So, Apple announced that they're moving to Intel based Macs, which has many people nervous or upset. Now, I don't really feel like writing about why this is a brilliant move and why it's not the death of our platform, as there are plenty of other folks already doing that. I will simply say that Steve Jobs didn't make this decision while prank calling Mike Dell in a drunken stooper. He knows EXACTLY what he's doing. The move from OS 9 to OS X was huge, but it happened and we're all better off for it. Thus will be the case with this transition.
Peter Tamte sums things up nicely:
We think Apple's move to Intel is great. For one thing, it demonstrates that Apple is really serious about giving Windows-based computing head-to-head competition. For another, it lays the groundwork for the future of personal computing in a digitally connected home. And, for another, it's going to narrow the gap between the release of a game on Windows and the release on Mac -- maybe to zero.Posted by Mike at June 7, 2005 10:22 AM