OMG ITS TRUE!! - Apple to use Intel chips in '06-CNET

[Watcher]

I am sure that someone out there will DIY OS X on a PC clone. Meanwhile, if the PC business becomes so good that Mac may decide to challeng Window.

With what? I mean, the only advantage then will be the OS.

 

[madmacs]

I will still stick to the PowerPC-Mac as long as its working.

Until the day my PowerPC-Mac croaks on me, dun think I'll go for an Intel-Mac.

you should rethink your decision. are you loyal to the overall mac experience or to the cpu?

 

[pcwe68]

I am quite sure hackers will be trying their best to put the intel version of Mac OS into the PC.

And the likelihood of it happening? :thumbsup:

 

[Watcher]

Just my opinion, since OS X was built from ground up using a variant of Linux (can't recall which one already ;p ) And linux core has well been implemented on x86 platform, then its quite easy for OS X run on x86, right.

As you can see the market segment of x86 (Intel / AMD) PC, It definately attractive to Apple. Even SunOS is already place a feet into x86 now.

Welcome! ... Macintosh on PC make my dreams comes true.
1x HDD for WinXP 64
1x HDD for Solaris 10 x86/64
1x HDD for Mac OS X

Cheers!

Nope. Sorry to break your dreams.

1) OS X is based on BSD4.4 or FreeBSD (depending on which source you read). Nothing like Linux. Yes, it is easy to run on x86-64. This is the most likely target for them and yes, if you had read the transcript or what the keynote, they have had OS X running on Intel platform for the past 5 years.

2) Solaris has been running on Intel platform for > 5 years IIRC. Not something that is new.

3) MacPC can officially run Windows but not the other way round. There are already talks about how to make it work the other way

 

[Watcher]

I am quite sure hackers will be trying their best to put the intel version of Mac OS into the PC.

And the likelihood of it happening? :thumbsup:

Ha ha Duh!

 

[ST_sg]

Ha ha Duh!

Ya. Thanks for clearing my doubts Mac OS X from the BSD core.

Its enough for me, if my PC can run on native Mac OS. I don't need it to run Windows apps. ie. one hdd for each OS boot up, another hdd for common data storage

Is this dream still hold

 

[Hommie]

Nope. Sorry to break your dreams.

1) OS X is based on BSD4.4 or FreeBSD (depending on which source you read). Nothing like Linux. Yes, it is easy to run on x86-64. This is the most likely target for them and yes, if you had read the transcript or what the keynote, they have had OS X running on Intel platform for the past years.

Linux by Linus Torvalds, BSD4.4 and FreeBSD is all based on/ variant of Unix and Novell.

http://library.thinkquest.org/C003740/history.html
http://www.matisse.net/OSX/intro_unix/01b_Unix_History.html
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/history.html

 

[madmacs]

Ya. Thanks for clearing my doubts Mac OS X from the BSD core.

Its enough for me, if my PC can run on native Mac OS. I don't need it to run Windows apps. ie. one hdd for each OS boot up, another hdd for common data storage

Is this dream still hold

hehe...keep on dreaming....it won't happen...not for the next 5 years at least.

 

[ST_sg]

hehe...keep on dreaming....it won't happen...not for the next 5 years at least.

:complain: :complain: :faint:

 

[Hommie]

:complain: :complain: :faint:

Don't worry lah, since Apple have been living a double life this few years, it should be less than 2 year in the making. And according to Apple,

"the next version of OS X, called Leopard, will be released in late 2006 or early 2007. That is the same time frame as Microsoft's next Windows update, dubbed Longhorn, he noted. Microsoft has said Longhorn will be released by late 2006"


It won't be too long now, your dream coming true soon.

 

[dEthANGeL]

.... didn't know the thread would grow this long! :bsmilie:

anyways.... seems like the new mactel is able to run both OS X and winblow$ ...Apple would be making sure that OS X can't run on generic Wintel / WAMDs ... DAMN!!

Link

anyone can confirm? ... Seems like Apple won't be having the Powerbooks on G5s... :sweat:

 

[Hommie]

.... didn't know the thread would grow this long!

anyways.... seems like the new mactel is able to run both OS X and winblow$ ...Apple would be making sure that OS X can't run on generic Wintel / WAMDs ... DAMN!!

anyone can confirm? ... Seems like Apple won't be having the Powerbooks on G5s...

"Phil Schiller addressed the issue of running Windows on Macs, saying there are no plans to sell or support Windows on an Intel-based Mac. "That doesn't preclude someone from running it on a Mac. They probably will," he said. "We won't do anything to preclude that."

However, Schiller said the company does not plan to let people run Mac OS X on other computer makers' hardware. "We will not allow running Mac OS X on anything other than an Apple Mac," he said."

Clarify your statement.

 

[hazmee]

I'll stick to my trusty and affordable PC for now. Mac is never gentle on the wallet. What's up with AMD anyway? Bloody Intel. They're everywhere.

 

[Watcher]

anyone can confirm? ... Seems like Apple won't be having the Powerbooks on G5s... :sweat:

Yep. That was one of the reason for the switch. When the sales of laptops exceeded desktop (read the other story on News.com), and your processors cannot make it on a laptop :sweat: . G5 consumes too much power and is too hot for laptops; Apple is looking at using the Pentium-M replacement (slated to come out 1Q06) for the their new line of laptops in 2Q06.

 

[Watcher]

I'll stick to my trusty and affordable PC for now. Mac is never gentle on the wallet. What's up with AMD anyway? Bloody Intel. They're everywhere.

Although I love AMD (coz of the price and keeping Intel under control), they still can't match Intel when it comes to the production # and breath of products.