Announced earlier this week, Apple is switching from IBM PowerPC chips to Intel chips. Todd Dominey points out:
The best part about the Intel deal is that the whole silly megahertz war will finally be over. For all intents and purposes, Apple and the whole PC hardware industry will share nearly identical components. Even if Apple sold their hardware for 5-10% higher than a Dell, and used nearly the same components, that extra amount would be a bargain when factoring in Apple’s product design skills, the value of the bundled operating system, and the applications contained therein. The battle will no longer be about platforms, but software.
That last sentence is pretty key, in my opinion. If people are no longer getting hung up with Apple vs. Windows computers’ chip speeds and it’s now down to software, that’s nothing but good news for the Mac.
