Apple snuggles closer to Intel

[Jokerswild]

"The two firms have been rubbing the sticks ever since the Spring of 2005, when Apple agreed to use Intel's desktop and mobile class processors to further the development of its Mac product line, leaving behind an ailing relationship with PowerPC chip supplier IBM.

In the months that followed, Intel went on to form an internal 'Apple Group' comprised of engineering and sales staff who serve to aid Apple's engineers in Intel-related product development, while pitching to the computer maker new technologies from its own internal skunkwork operations.

By last March, the two industry heavyweights were admittedly on to something when Deborah Conrad, vice president and director of Team Apple at Intel, told a group of CNet reporters that Apple's way of looking at the world was making Intel "think different" about its own business."

AppleInsider | Exclusive: Apple to adopt Intel's ultra-mobile PC platform

[Zambini]

Rubbing the sticks?

Who chose those words..... and who thought that it wouldn't be mis-interpreted.


As much as I can't stand to see anything Apple marketing related, or mp3 related, I do think their machines are best for non-gaming apps.

You won't see me owning anything apple anytime in the near future, but if I work in an environment where a quad-core gfx beast or some sort of programming god exists I will definitely use it. And Intel <3'n Apple only will make it oh so much sweeter

[polobunny]

Originally Posted by Zambini

Rubbing the sticks?

Who chose those words..... and who thought that it wouldn't be mis-interpreted.


As much as I can't stand to see anything Apple marketing related, or mp3 related, I do think their machines are best for non-gaming apps.

You won't see me owning anything apple anytime in the near future, but if I work in an environment where a quad-core gfx beast or some sort of programming god exists I will definitely use it. And Intel <3'n Apple only will make it oh so much sweeter

Like it or not, Apple computers are very capable computers most of the time. Since it has been possible to install Windows on them you see a lot of those turned in dual booting workbeasts. They're still a tad expensive and crazily expensive to upgrade if you use Apple branded parts though.

[azianai]

Its on the testing record that the macbook pro is the best notebook for running Windows Vista on lol.

[Zambini]

Originally Posted by azianai

Its on the testing record that the macbook pro is the best notebook for running Windows Vista on lol.

Another thing I won't be having for a long time. LoL.

If/When I ever buy a mac (for work) I would most likely run XP on it if I had to put any Windows on it.





-I'm not saying MAC's aren't good. Its very obvious that the best mac is much > than the best pc.
I'm saying I like being able to upgrade my computer, so I wont own one for personal use.

[Stormcrow]

Originally Posted by azianai

Its on the testing record that the macbook pro is the best notebook for running Windows Vista on lol.

Vista...on a Mac?

What has science done?!

[Jokerswild]

Originally Posted by Zambini

-I'm not saying MAC's aren't good. Its very obvious that the best mac is much > than the best pc.

I wouldn't say that. It's greater in some areas and less in others.

[Zambini]

Originally Posted by Jokerswild

I wouldn't say that. It's greater in some areas and less in others.

excluding games of course...... :P


I've always viewed a Mac as a work computer.

[Yellowhello]

Most of the teachers at my school have Mac laptops for their personal use. Kinda pissed me off when ever i saw them using one.

[screwballl]

Originally Posted by Jokerswild

"... that Apple's way of looking at the world was making Intel "think different" about its own business."

so Intel is going to start locking hardware into an exclusive mode so that only Vista or only OSX will run on it? May as well start buying AMD once they start doing that.