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Jobs to deliver WWDC keynote, Intel announcement

updated 08:00 am EDT, Mon June 6, 2005

Jobs delivers WWDC keynote

Apple CEO Steve Jobs will about its transition plans, with some Macs expected to ship with Intel chips as early as next year. "Such a move could help Apple ensure that its Mac systems remain competitive with rivals like Dell Inc., of Round Rock, Texas. It could be a prelude to collaboration with Intel in developing new devices for homes and offices. And it might help Apple reduce its prices, a longstanding disadvantage; an industry executive suggested that the computer maker sought, and won, more-attractive chip prices from Intel than it could get from IBM, of Armonk, N.Y."

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srobhall
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Webcast?

Is there going to be a publicly available webcast of this? I assume not, as I haven't seen any references to it.

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06/06, 08:15am | report spam | close Reply |
May Be Great

As long as our Macs run as fast or faster, our software is compatible and plenty of new software gets written, what difference does it make whose processor is inside an Apple machine? Probably none. Maybe even an improvement in speeds and lower costs.

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06/06, 08:15am | report spam | close Reply |
Current machine life...

Well, what does this mean for the millions of PowerPC users?

This is a radical change, how long will Apple support the PowerPC architecture? Will there be a PowerPC emulator so that our old software continues to run on the new x86 boxes? What changes in software development will occur? How long before I have to buy a "IntelliMac" so that I can do software development and testing?

Too many questions. I hope Steve has a lot to say...

trevc
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06/06, 08:17am | report spam | close Reply |
If true ...

... it is all about DRM???

Marook
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06/06, 08:19am | report spam | close Reply |
I simply don't belive it

Could we stop this non-sense - PLEASE?

segaslave
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06/06, 08:19am | report spam | close Reply |
i hope

the news sites are wrong. i dont want an intel based mac, im willing to pay more for the ppc. once its the same as a dell beneath the os then its going downhill fast.

GORDYmac
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06/06, 08:26am | report spam | close Reply |
As a long time Mac fan...

...this just feels wierd. It's like your mom marrying a member of the family she warned you about all your childhood.

I think this will geve Apple some much needed leverage in the marketplace. It worked for Be, right? Wrong.

Hey, make that money Apple...

Elektrix
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06/06, 08:28am | report spam | close Reply |
Same?

Oh come on....... why do you think that the underlying CPU being the same as that in a PC would make it the "same as a Dell"? Do you really think the only thing special about Mac hardware is that it's running a PowerPC chip? And is the CPU really that important to you, as long as it performs well? Clearly if Apple DID make this decision, it would seem to reflect a lack of confidence in IBM. What would you prefer? That they stick with going down a path that would hamper all Mac users, until it becomes completely obsolete, all for the sake of not considering other options just so that people could say "Well, at least there aren't Intel chips in here."

Elektrix
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06/06, 08:31am | report spam | close Reply |
Leverage...

Gordy, how do you think this is like Be? Be was still trying to compete head-on with Microsoft, selling BeOS for x86-based PC's. As near as we can tell, all this means is Apple changing the CPU's in their own computers. Aside from that, comparing Apple to Be at this point seems laughable. If you think that the situation is similar, I'm not sure what to make of that.

Seriously, this strikes me as much more like Apple's previous switch from the 68k architecture to the PPC architecture.

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06/06, 08:36am | report spam | close Reply |
intel ppc

im still guessing intel will just take ibms place in making the ppc chips.

i dont want an x86 cpu, its old out dated why would anyone want to trade down to an x86 cpu from a current g5? i can see the problems with ibm are serious enough to not stick it out with them. but how could jobs ever get on stage and say they are going to switch to x86 after how many years of putting them down compared to his stuff?

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Wondering 2 things

(1) why not AMD, from an engineering point - if you can't get MOT or IBM to make PPCs fast enough, then go to the next best thing - they are arguably better than the same this is in line with Apple/Jobs going of the best engineering available, unless this means a new non-x86 chip from Intel (but why would they tie a new archtecture to Apple and not everyone else first? and (2) does this open the door for Macs from this point on to run Windows on an Intel chip at native speeds? That seems like shooting yourself in the foot - OK it seems like standing in front of the cannon - but I thinnk Steve is smarter than to let that possibility happen.

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06/06, 08:49am | report spam | close Reply |
Weirded Out

Like GORDYMac said, it's like someone you know marrying a person they've warned you about for years. I don't get it. How is Stevie gonna explain it to us "Sorry, kids, I lied...again! The PPC isn't 25%-100% faster than the x86...the x86 is faster, that's why we're switching. Oh, and to everyone that painstakingly learned to code Altivec to speed up their app: effe you! Hahahaha!"

I can't help but feel this is the worst move in history. Apparently most parts of the app only need a recompile to x86...but I doubt that. The Altivec code optimizations in many parts of the OS will have to be rewritten. A lot of drivers will have to be rewritten. This move will set Apple back a more than a year. Instead of bringing us 10.5 with 100 new features...they'll bring us 10.5 with 1 new feature: full-x86 compliance.

The only good I can see in all of this is easier and more game ports and possibly better OpenGL drivers...but who knows, this move may not change a thing in terms of gaming.

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Change Can Be Good

As a long time Mac user and aficianado, I feel a little ambivalent about going over to Intel, too. I've always liked the way Apple went their own way and didn't follow the crowd. I think it probably appealed to the maverick in me (and I'm sure to all of you, too.)

I'm no PC-box, Wintel, Windows fan; however, I agree with the above poster who asked, "As long as our Macs run as fast or faster, our software is compatible and plenty of new software gets written, what difference does it make whose processor is inside an Apple machine?" It's more than just the processor that makes a Mac a Mac.

I also agree that IBM may not have had Apple's best interests in mind as well, since their primary chip business seems geared toward graphics processors, where they make their money. So the almost-confirmed switch to Intel may have turn out to be better for Apple in the long run.

On a philosophical note, I think it is important to remember that the only sure thing in life is . . . change. Nothing remains the same forever. We need to accept that and move on.

We trusted Steve Jobs up to this point; we should trust that he is now leading Apple in the right direction.

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06/06, 08:55am | report spam | close Reply |
also

if they go x86 what keeps everyone from building their own machine to run os X on, apple becomes a software company? how many people will justify buying the machines from apple just to have a fancy case and the apple logo on them when they can go buy the exact same innards else where and piece one together?

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06/06, 08:58am | report spam | close Reply |
hope

I hope if they do switch to intel it is ppc chips... an x86 mac would mean having to buy new versions of all the software I own. Plus wouldn't this be met with resistance from all the companies that started making Mac products after OS X came out. For intel it would make more sense to upgrade to PPC so they would have apple and then be able to make processors (probably cheaper) for the PS4, XBox 3 and nintendo consoles in the future. Granted IBM got them for the PS3, XBox 360 and nintendo revolution, but what after that...

An x86 mac would just be a pain in the a** and cause the demise of Apple.

As for Apple becoming the same as Dell.. it would... part of the flaws that cause Wintel problems with viruses, etc are built into the x86 architecture. The OS would have to be so severely moded to protect the x86 and run on x86 to begin with that Windows would end up looking like fort knox with the initial release of a x86 OS X.

Interesting that "Revenge of the Sith" is in theatres when this whole thing is coming up... The Dark side is coming into control... prepare for the rise Int-pire...

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06/06, 09:05am | report spam | close Reply |
Steve Jobs...remember?

I don't buy it. No.

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That's it...

I'm buying a Dell.

FS: 7100/80, 700MBHDD, 14" monitor

$1500.00 firm

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Bing bong

So long as we don't have to suffer the infernal Intel Inside jingle with all the Mac adverts I don't care.

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This scares me

I don't care what The Steve's arguments are going to be. This scares me. If Apple is actually going to x86 over the entire line, then I would actually say Apple won't be selling Macs much longer (and I am not a troll, I have been buying and using Macs since the 80s). I agree with others that x86 is a dying technology with no more real growth. The only thing I can see justifying a switch to Intel is if: (1) its just for the laptops and Mini, (2) Intel has created a new chip architecture and its easier to port OS X to that technology than it is to port Windows (because Apple is willing and MS/Dell can't or isn't), (3) Intel will develop some kind of ppc for Apple. Obviously, I hope its number 3, the safest reason. If it is none of these, and Apple is going wholesale from ppc to x86, I'll be glad I have my current Macs, but I have to believe Apple will virtually stop selling Macs until the transition is complete. Bummer. Scary.

ronjamin
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06/06, 09:29am | report spam | close Reply |
RUBBISH

This is rubbish, although it is not impossible since OSX does run on Intel already (if you didn't know already). The issues of compatability are not relevant because of what some would call "emulation" (which really isnt true in this instance because Apple isn't running OSX ontop of DOS or WinXP.

The same goes for the PPC chip, which is known for running Windows.

As for price, PPC is less expensive per unit than Intel, so I'm not sure where the price break is.

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Interesting Challenge

Frankly, the only issue that I see here is how Apple is going to handle the past ten-odd years of marketing stating how much faster their RISC processor is than the competition's CISC processors.

Anyway, on to the other topics raised:

1. The CPU is just *part* of the hardware. Just because Apple swaps an IBM chip for an Intel chip doesn't mean that Apple ceases to be a hardware vendor. Or, more importantly, a hardware designer. The Mini will look just as sweet running on a 3GHz Intel chip as on a 1.2GHz PPC chip.

2. Although this *would* enable someone to run OSX on their home-built kit, you can still come back to the design issue. Would you buy a clunky Dell and the OSX separately just to save, say, $300? Even if they had the *same* chips and specs inside, I'll still take a PB over Dell's beefy 'portables'.

3. It might actually make Apple more competitive. We've all been saying that Apple is good value for money ("Ah, but by the time you've added x, y, and z, your Dell costs more than my PBG4"), and now you'll be able to quantify exactly how much of a difference you're dealing with and where that difference counts.

4. I would assume that Apple will be using the Pentium-M chipsets, so in that case we'd probably all see longer battery life than on the current crop of portables. I don't know what they'll do on the desktops, but one would assume that Intel's multi-core chipsets will feature. I'd put money on Intel having multi-core chips on the desk before we see an IBM chip in a desktop environment.

5. I'm kind of surprised that Apple isn't, apparently, looking at the Cell architecture. I would have *thought* that this gives them a leg up since they can share development costs with Sony and Toshiba and have a multi-core system with a lot of flexibility. On the other hand, this is an untested technology so perhaps they're rightfully wary.

6. There will be no escaping Apple's advertising. Think what Apple will get up to with Intel's ad subsidies. New York will become a giant Apple billboard.

Anyway, my $0.02.

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INTEL != x86 ONLY

Why the universal assumption that "Intel" means an x86 processor?

And does it really matter - it would be an advantage for the Powerbooks, no?

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AMD vs Intel

For you whining "Why not AMD", I'm sure it would be the same reason as "Why not PPC". Production capabilities, price, future prospects, etc. After jilting Motorola for IBM, and then ready to run out on IBM, why go to another 2nd tier player, instead of the market leader who you KNOW is going to supply you chips.

However, my biggest concern is the whole "What does this do the PPC users out there?" Are we screwed in a years time, as all software gets written for x86 and no one bothers with the PPC recompile? Are we left with a dusty old cheese grater with wacky fan syndromes? Apple is theoretically obligated to support it for 5 years (theoretical in that its its normal support cycle, but there's no rule that says today's computer works with anything new coming out of Infinity Loop), but other developers might just go "Bah!" (you know, like they did with 680x0 and OS 9).

Now, if there were the first step to next year selling OS X for any Intel or x86 compatible machine, actually trying to compete with Windows on the same platform, I could see that (it would fail miserably, but I could see it).

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Interesting

This WIRED article has some good points

http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,67749,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_2

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Why?!...

Why is this being reported as confirmed, when Apple has made no official or even unofficial announcement? Frankly, I am between disbelief and being very concerned, on the seemingly growing chance that this is true. We could argue pros and cons forever, but as others have stated in one way or another, this is against all Apple has been selling for at least the past decade.

I'm not very happy about this.

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No DIY Mac's

if they go x86 what keeps everyone from building their own machine to run os X on

The processor is just one chip out of many on the motherboard. Darwin for x86 itself does not boot on all motherboards. Mac OS 9 does not boot on newer Macs. Here is another one. Some Cisco routers use a PPC-7450 but this does not mean you can run Darwin/PPC or Mac OS X on it. Is the picture becoming clearer?

The processor is one of the components that is changing on Apple developed motherboards. Mac OS X will be tied to these specific pieces of hardware just as it is now. The Mac is about a combination of hardware and more importantly, the operating system. For me, it does not matter what chip is being used. The most important thing is that Apple and whomever their processor supplier is can work together on meeting both Apple's and the customers needs. Hopefully this will also allow better economies of scale resulting in the ability to reduce prices to consumers.

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has to be a new processor

Apple's previous switch from the 68k architecture to the PPC architecture was an undeniable step forward. A switch from PPC architecture to Intel Pentium architecture is not really a step forward.

Contrary to many people's perceptions, there is no evidence that current Pentium processors would run OS X any faster than PPC. In fact, most evidence indicates that the G5 is better than most Pentium processors.

The Pentium M is a nice efficient mobile processor and per Mhz, the Pentium M may beat the Pentium 4 in some tests, but a 3.8Ghz Pentium 4 is still faster than any Pentium M processors in existance. Likewise the G5 Macs clearly outperform any Pentium M based PCs.

Pentium 4 processors can not be used in a dual processor configuration. A single 3.8Ghz P4 cannot compete with a Dual 2.7Ghz G5.

In order to get an Intel PC that can compete with a Dual 2.7Ghz G5 PowerMac, you have to go with a Dual Xeon PC. For example, look at the recent review of the Dual 2.7Ghz G5 compared to a Dual 3.6Ghz Xeon which concluded that they were just about the same :

http://www.macnn.com/articles/05/05/25/power.mac.g5.review/

You will notice that not only does the Dual 3.6Ghz Xeon PC not offer any significant speed improvement, it also costs more than the Dual 2.7Ghz G5 Mac. Definitely not the leap forward that we saw going from 68K to PPC.

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06/06, 10:37am | report spam | close Reply |
ok...

are we done with the 'it's not true' stuff? it's monday. the corporate people are back in their offices (whoever hear said 'it's because it's the weekend' doesn't understand the 24/7 nature of corporate spokespeople). a few hours.... you'll have all the info you want. maybe not all the answers, but all the info.

how do you know what is and what isn't a step forward? i definitely do NOT, but i'm really not about to take lock, stock, and barrel the doomsaying here without more info.

i frankly agree with the few posters here who don't care what's underneath their os as long as it makes it faster and allows macs to continue to compete. to wit: laptops now outsell desktops (story on friday via AP).

the PB cannot compete any longer on speed, price, weight, heat or features WITHOUT a move to G5 or a change to something that can run allow these to take places. they have topped out (you think apple wants to hold back a PB g5 just to annoy you and me?). anyone want to talk about step forward there?

seriously, there have been enough rants about the G5 PB never coming any time soon UNTIL IBM gives apple a chip that will not give you 3rd degree burns.

step forward or wait?

and as for trusting steve jobs: i don't. and that's why i'm working this mroning instead of toolin around euroope or on some beach with the gains from my AAPL stock. sigh.

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Duh

Its probably going to be a hardware emulation on-top off x86 or any other chip that hits the road fast enough, although i like the option to boot in Windows i'm sad osX won't run on a generic DELL box :(

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DRM?

Make a switch for DRM? Which means all existing Mac owners would need new computers before downloading video? Gee, no problem there, right folks!

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06/06, 10:56am | report spam | close Reply |
weird

I just think it's weird that Microsoft moves to the powerpc chip for its Xbox - developing on a G5 mind you - and then Apple switches to Intel for its desktop computers. What the h*** is going on?

It feels like that Dr. Suess story "Stars upon Thars"...

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READ MY LIPS

T-H-I-S I-S N-O-T G-O-I-N-G T-O H-A-P-P-E-N.

Bullshit.

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Will not happen.

As said at daringfireball.net, how would Apple overcome the Osbourne Effect, where customers would be loathe to buy a "dying" or "obsolete" architecture because something incredibly awesome is coming a year from now? Sure, Apple would still be selling a bunch of iPods, but come on, between the Osbourne Effect, pissing of developers and users who have a significant dollar investment in software purchases, and only getting a marginal performance gain out of such a move, how would Apple survive this? It's simply ludicrous to think that they are going to announce such a move a year in advance without a clear transition plan that will make everyone happy. And such a transition plan isn't apparent.

2 hours to go...

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well...

I can see this split is down the middle. Seems every area of interest in my life is split at the moment.

I predict we'll see a small suicide rate of the rumors are true. that is all i have to say.

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Intel vs. PPC

My thought here is that Apple is, possibly, looking at a 64-Bit chip. The dual core Pentiums are cool, but AMD offers better speed etc. I would not be surprised if Intel is building a semi-custom chip for Apple.

I know Apple and IBM worked on the development of the PPCs so why not an Intel-Apple team that develops an Apple CPU? Makes sense in terms of $$$ and makes Apple hardware potentially faster to market than the current PPC architecture.

It's going to be an interesting day.

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Re: Duh

If that were true (that it'd be hardware emulation), you can pretty much kiss goodbye any cost savings (which are probably illusory to begin with). Again, I think it's highly unlikely that any Intel-Apple partnership has anything at all to do with the CPU.

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Can't Believe It

Its just some sort of nightmare that I can't and won't believe. If I do find out in two hours that they're switching, I don't know what I'll do, probably take the rest of the day off to deal with the mental trauma. It goes against everything Apple stands for. PowerPC and RISC is the *right* chip, x86/CISC is wrong, old, built on old concepts. I can't imagine Apple doing this for speed reasons, for the vast majority of users a 1+ Ghz G4 is fast enough. Plus dual-core PowerPC are just around the corner, dual core, dual processor designs will deliver plenty of speed for increasingly multi-processor minded applications. Until Steve Jobs descends from on high and actually utters the words, "We're switching to Intel/x86 processors" I refuse to believe.

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AMD Makes More Sense

Given that the two companies are part of the HyperTransport Consortium, wouldn't it make more sense for Apple to go with AMD? Besides, if technical superiority is what they're after, AMD seems to hold the top spot at the moment.

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I believe

cyngus...I couldn't believe it either, but that is so SATURDAY...this is Monday, get with the times.

BSD on Intel runs Linux...I think apple can co-opt linux, and both linux and mac os x can continue momentum forward. That really isn't that far out there...if apple does manage to pull off this transition...running linux apps will be trivial, and while that may not mean much to current mac users...it will mean a lot to linux users...it means a linux like os, has barged into the consumer space, almost overnight, with apple's sales...apple will be an 800 lb. gorilla in the linux world, overnight.

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read your lips

yeah, right.

something-is-going-to-happen.

if it wasn't: would apple stay QUIET while it's stock price has lost 3% of it's value since the market opened and is steadily heading lower?

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Please

This is all a bunch of BS. Apple would not spend the time they have spent building on the 64-bit architecture of the G5 and it's future brethren just to abandon it for the ANCIENT x86 architecture. Before you talk about the Itanium just let me say...Bwahaha..

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Satellite Link

Anyone know if / what the satellite downlink info is?

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my 2 cents.....

here's a theory no one has pointed out:

Do you think maybe Apple isn't actually going to switch over to x86 architecture because it is inferior at the moment_

Going from a high end G5 to something akin to a current P4 would actually be a downgrade_

Yes OS X is in essence a flavor of UNIX_

UNIX has been ported to almost every type of processor architecture that has been created_

However - Mac OS X cannot simply be installed onto an x86 box at this moment_

Otherwise we'd all be out buying bare bones systems and running OS X on them - think about it people_

That would be like trying to take a porsche engine and installing it into yore chevy_ It can be done - but it would take a lot of effort_

My guess is that if they are talking to Intel about producing chips for the next gen Mac processors then it would probably be some sort of hybrid between RISC/CISC architecture or having Intel build a RISC based processor_

BUT - all in all no one has heard this from Apple_ The only thing that has been confirmed is that Apple is talking to Intel_ We also seem to forget here that Intel makes things other than just processors_ There is the case of the WiMax technology that is emerging_

Apple has a tendancy to embrace new emerging technologies [bluetooth - USB - Firewire - wireless - etc...] years before the rest of the PC market decides to play catch up_ The laptop I'm on right now [at work] is a Dell Inspiron [company just got it for me] It's the first PC laptop I've seen that did not have a Floppy drive as standard equipment_ My friend bought a Toshiba last fall - 6 or 7 months ago and it has a Floppy Drive on it_ We are both graphic designers and have very large file sizes and neither of us have used a floppy disk in almost 10 years_

The last time Floppy anything came standard on a Mac was 1997_ 8 years ago_

Anyway - the point is let's wait for steve to speak before we all get our panties in a bunch_ They just upgraded almost their entire product line [except powerbooks - which is what I'm waiting for] and that pretty much means long-term committment [or until the contract runs out]_

Companies can change software on the fly and all the customer does is downlode an update_ But to change hardware components it requires rebuilding certain machinery that actually molds and assembles the parts and components_

Have you ever wondered why the auto industry maintains a similar look to any given model for about 5 to 10 years_ It is expensive to overhaul the manufacturing equipment_

Also - Apple ports OS X over to x86 chips then that means they'll have to program stuff 2 times evertyime there is an upgrade for a long while - once for the legacy "high end G5's" and then another time for the new x86 machines_ Labor cuts into the Profit margin way too much that way_ And

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KEYNOTE MESSAGE LEAK!!!

Steve Jobs' highly anticipated message for June 6, 2005 World White Developer conference has been leaked. Important details of the message have been identified and summerized as follows:

HARDWARE ANNOUNCEMENTS

- Apple Computer's Steve Jobs once again plans to delight audiences by announcing the Orange Light on its famed Powerbook/iBook computers will be replaced by a Flashing Green light! Steve jobs will proudly claim 36 months of Research and Development by Apple's White Engineers in an effort that included a close collaboration with the Heald College and ITT technical institutes' schools of Basket Weaving of which many of Apple's Engineers have dropped out from in order to work at Apple.

- Steve will then debut the new Power Macintosh which is a blazing 7mHz faster and features a Sky-Blue power light, unlike its predecessor, the slower Power Macintosh with the Yellow Light.

- Steve will then move on to new iPod announcements. Apple Computer's advanced Scientific Engineering Research labs, staffed by 20 of the world's most renowned high shool graduates, has recently discovered that the new Hitachi mini hard disk drives now have a 100 gigabyte capacity! In a related announcement, a 100 gigabyte iPod will be announced as well as a high capacity Grapefruit iPod Photo! Apple anticipates that competing companies such as iRiver, and Creative Labs will soon declare bankrupcy as a result of Apple's innovations. "We're gonna sell a million of these", he will say.

- Steve will invite head Skinheads of Apple's Cute Plastic Box design group, Dan Riccio and Jonathon Ives, to show off their latest plastic box designs including one which will -- you guessed it - house the new iPod Glowie: A new iPod that is now available in 5 flavors! Flourecent Orange, Red Ripe Watermelon, and Juicy Cantelope! Jonathan declares the Cute Plastic Box Design Group as a successful Ni*ger Free Environment.

SOFTWARE ANNOUNCEMENTS

- According to rehearsals, Steve will then roll up his sleaves and start digging into the new Dashboard features of Apple's Mac OS X TIGER! Steve will explain Dashboard's features to the audience including TIGER's biggest surprises -- A Stock Ticker dashboard and a Weather Update Dashboard! Steve will explain that "Yes, programs already exist on Windows XP that do this stuff", and "Sure you can easily get the latest weather by typing in your ZIP code on Weather.com and get the latest Stock Quotes by typing in your Ticker symbol at MSN.COm, but hey I think we did it better therefore we invented it first."

- Steve follows up with Mac OS TIGER's demo to the audience by restarting a Mac 10 times and showing that Mac OS X now only crashes 1 in 5 times, and Mac OS X Tiger's applications now crash only 1 in 3 times while you still get the "The Application *** has crashed, but your OS is running perfectly fine." message, there by dem

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