[IP] Apple to Intel: Some advantage, lots of risk

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com>
Date: June 5, 2005 11:21:00 PM EDT
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Subject: Apple to Intel: Some advantage, lots of risk


Apple to Intel: Some advantage, lots of risk

By Michael Kanellos

Story last modified Mon May 23 11:44:00 PDT 2005

Will Apple Computer go to Intel? It's easy to think about but tough
to do, warn analysts.

The two companies have met recently to discuss an alliance that could
lead to Apple computers running processors from Intel, according to
the Wall Street Journal. While the idea has been floated for years,
this time there appears to be a little more impetus for Apple to
convert.

Apple also needs a low-power chip, similar to the processor in
Intel's Centrino bundle, for the growing laptop market. IBM currently
supplies processors for Apple's G5 desktops, but the chip runs on a
maximum of 100 watts--quite a bit of power--and dissipates so much
heat that laptops employing the chips haven't emerged.

But now comes the tough part. If Apple did port its OS and other
applications so that the software would run on Intel chips, it opens
the possibility that hackers and clone manufacturers could assemble
their own Mac PCs with cheap, generic hardware and store-bought
copies of Apple's software.

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http://news.com.com/2100-1006-5716696.html




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