Tomas: Which is not such a good thing for the Mac platform... People will just end up firing up WinXP more and more since it has more software. And then why would developers port software/games for OSX, when it is so easy for the users to just dual boot with Windows? I think this will in the end lead to even less software for OSX.
Why spend mucho cash on a Mac, then?
So long as they don't screw around with their pricing to get PC compatibility (as with the old bridge boards), it won't do anything to OSX but will boost hardware sales. People may buy it because they can run XP, but then they'll try out OSX.
Besides, Apple makes money on hardware. So long as they look fancy, they'll still make plenty of cash.
Funny how Intel got mad at Apple over the new ad campaign. Oh, x86 has been powering crummy, ugly PCs for years, but now, thanks to Apple's help, Intel chips are suddenly worth using. :-)
Bloodline: No, intel are really dragging their heals over this issue... There is no technical reason why they haven't EMT'd these chips (Their server chips are all x86-64)... I guess they don't want to admit that AMD was right.
Maybe they figure laptop users just don't need more than 4GB of memory.
Coldfish: The tech' is irrelevant, personal computing is now about features, performance, ease of use and affordability.
What? This defies Amiga(TM) logic!
Bloodline: M$ only use a PPC because they used IBM to help design and build the new Xbox and IBM own the rights to the PPC ISA (and have plenty of experience building PPC chips)...
Intel is pretty stubborn when it comes to custom work.