"In any case, it's still not clear why Apple would do such a thing."
When Jobs was touting the PowerPC chip as the fastest, best chip ever, no one thought a day would come Apple would switch to Intel.
Agreed, Jobs had a reason for switching. IBM wasn't fast enough and couldn't provide a cooler processor so according to Jobs he was forced to switch. Keeps all the apple heads nodding in agreement.
But consider the fact, Jobs has been doing cross compilation of OS X for the past 5 years! On one hand, Jobs keeps touting how he chose the best processor and on the other hand keeps a copy of OSX on Intel.
If it were 5 years back, I would've said the same thing: it's not clear why Apple would do such a thing.
by jobs — Feb 25
When Jobs was touting the PowerPC chip as the fastest, best chip ever, no one thought a day would come Apple would switch to Intel.
Agreed, Jobs had a reason for switching. IBM wasn't fast enough and couldn't provide a cooler processor so according to Jobs he was forced to switch. Keeps all the apple heads nodding in agreement.
But consider the fact, Jobs has been doing cross compilation of OS X for the past 5 years! On one hand, Jobs keeps touting how he chose the best processor and on the other hand keeps a copy of OSX on Intel.
If it were 5 years back, I would've said the same thing: it's not clear why Apple would do such a thing.