deuces wild Posted June 6, 2005 Report Share Posted June 6, 2005 SAN FRANCISCO - In a risky move that could further shrink its minuscule slice of the PC market, Apple Computer Inc. announced plans Monday to switch itsMacintosh computers to the same Intel Corp. chips used in systems that run Microsoft Windows.Apple, which for years suggested its users "Think Different," will join all other PC makers in using microprocessors built on an architecture that took root in 1981 and eventually turned Apple into a niche player.By moving to Intel chips, Apple is abandoning the so-called PowerPC architecture that it developed with IBM Corp. and Motorola Inc. in the early 1990s.Over the years, Apple touted PowerPC as more powerful than the processors that run Windows PCs, with Apple CEOSteve Jobs even comparing some Macs to supercomputers.On Monday, Jobs quickly changed his tune."Our goal is to provide our customers with the best personal computers in the world, and looking ahead Intel has the strongest processor roadmap by far," he said. "It's been ten years since our transition to the PowerPC, and we think Intel's technology will help us create the best personal computers for the next ten years."http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050606/ap_on_...DI5BHNlYwNicw-- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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