Steve Jobs is a two-timing hussie
Of course, right when I decide to switch, Apple announces that they are going to be moving to Intel chips next year! That could mean that I would’ve been able to get Mac OSX running on hardware that I already own. The likeliest outcome is that Apple will require high-end hardware and, possibly, only support a proprietary hardware set (thereby blocking out self-built or other 3rd party PC’s).
I think it’s pretty cool though that Apple has had a team for the past 5 years dedicated to making sure that each build of OSX runs on Intel’s chips… Just in case… I wonder if MS has a team trying to get WinXP running on Power PC?
In any event, I don’t think it’s a coincidence that Intel recently announced their hardware DRM solution in their upcoming Pentium D. Also, iTunes recently added Video support… You can download a music video along with a song purchase now. Perhaps the next step for iTunes is purchasing movies for download at home. Before they could pull that off, they’d have to convince the big studio execs that their films will be safe from pirates. Intel’s Pentium D sounds like a good package deal for them. Not only do they get their performance/watts number down a bit from the Power PC offerings, but they get an extra layer of security for a next-gen iTunes offering.
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