
	Where results make sense

Topic: Apple Intel transition

Related Topics

Intel 8086

Intel 8080

Intel 8088

Intel 80286

Intel 80486

Intel 4004

Intel 8008

List of Intel microprocessors

Intel i860

Intel 80186

Intel Corporation

In the News (Fri 5 Dec 08)

UEFA Cup

Jim Martin

Higher Education

Manny Pacquiao

De La Hoya

Bill Richardson

Goldman Sachs

Delta Air Lines

Saxby Chambliss

Damian Green

	Apple Intel transition - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Apple has already indicated they do not intend to take steps to prevent other operating systems being deployed on their new machines, and have subsequently released the Boot Camp software (including Windows drivers for Mac hardware) to facilitate setting up a dualboot system.
		Intel was seen among the Macintosh community as a purveyor of hot-running chips (especially the Pentium 4).
		Apple claims the new Intel Core chips, which are based on the Pentium M microarchitecture, have dramatically better performance per watt than the PowerPC G4 and G5.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Apple_Intel_transition (2780 words)

	Apple-Intel architecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Apple-Intel architecture is a name used for Apple Macintosh personal computers developed and manufactured by Apple Computer which use Intel x86 processors, rather than the PowerPC and 68k processors used in their predecessors.
		Intel Macintoshes use the chip to prevent Mac OS X from running on non-Apple PCs.
		TPM technology is considered controversial by some users due to its presumed role in future DRM technologies, but to date Apple seems to have chosen not to implement its functions beyond requiring the chip to be present to install OS X.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Apple-Intel_architecture (715 words)

	Apple - Intel
		The Core-based Intel Xeon is so power efficient, that Apple engineers were able to remove the liquid cooling system from the previous Power-PC based model.
		The Intel Core Duo is actually two processors (cores) engineered onto a single chip — offering virtually twice the computational power of a traditional single processor in the same space.
		Apple Developer Connection hosts the Developer Transition Resource Center.
	www.apple.com /intel (512 words)

	Apple/Intel FAQ
		Apple announced that it is transitioning from PowerPC architecture processors provided by IBM and Freescale (formerly Motorola) to x86 architecture processors from Intel, and that the first Intel-based Macs would ship by mid-2006 and that transition would be complete by the end of 2007.
		Apple announced the first Macs shipping with Intel Core Duo processors, the iMac and MacBook Pro, and that the Intel transition is now on track to be completed by the end of 2006.
		Apple usually supports older hardware for an average of 6.5 years in the current OS, and there is no reason to believe that level of support will change, regardless of the processor contained in the hardware that supplants it.
	www.appleintelfaq.com (5336 words)

	Webwereld \| Apple's Intel transition going smoothly
		Heading into the Intel transition, a major concern for Mac users was how long they would have to wait for Universal Binary versions of their favorite programs that could run natively on the new systems.
		Even though some of the biggest applications for the Intel Mac may still be almost a year away, analysts have already said that they don't believe that will cause the Intel transition to stall.
		Apple declined to comment on the Intel transition, citing the SEC-mandated quiet period in advance of announcing its quarterly earnings.
	www.webwereld.nl /articles/41809/apples-intel-transition-going-smoothly.html (1822 words)

	Geek.com Geek News - Apple's Intel transition not as smooth as expected (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Apple pretty much released their new Mactel's at the same time as Intel released their Duo Core architecture, this was a big mistake, one Apple should expect frequently with Intel.
		Apple users are going to have to realize that there are now two companies actively involved here, one with strict attention to detail, and one that has been fledgling to introduce a good product for the last decade.
		Apple won't go cheap-- they start at midrange, and it is important to compare "Apples to Apples," but it's also important that people realize that you get what you pay for, and oftentimes cheap computers cost more in the long run in service calls and lost productivity.
	www.geek.com /news/geeknews/2006Jan/bma20060130034492.htm (7711 words)

	AppleInsider \| First Intel Macs on track for January
		Apple Computer is on track to introduce the first Macs with Intel processors as early as January, which should help the company avoid any potential sales slow down in the first half of 2006 and appease concerns voiced by shareholders and industry-watchers, AppleInsider has learned.
		Although Apple has only committed to introducing the first Intel-based Macintosh systems by mid-2006, extremely reliable sources and a several-month-long investigation have revealed that January's Macworld Expo in San Francisco is being primed as the launch-pad for at least one of the Mac maker's next-generation Intel systems.
		Apple service providers who specialize in selling and servicing Macs have told AppleInsider that the media center iMac enclosure and internals are far less elegant than the model it replaces, requiring that technicians gain entry to the machine by removing the face of the computer (rather than the rear).
	www.appleinsider.com /article.php?id=1368 (1474 words)

	ifoAppleStore - Intel Transition
		In May 2005 Steve Jobs announced at the annual Worldwide Developers Conference that Apple would be transitioning to Intel microprocessors starting in 2006, with the entire line of computers running on the new silicon by the end of 2007.
		Apple doesn't talk about the features of future products, but certainly lower power consumption, less heat and faster speeds will be part of the many benefits of transitioning to Intel microprocessors.
		Apple doesn't talk about the features or prices of future products, but you can expect prices of the Intel Macintosh computers to be competitive.
	www.ifoapplestore.com /stores/intel_transition.html (1224 words)

	[No title]
		Intel can give Apple a package deal that includes a feature-rich chipset and a competitive CPU, and they can do it in volumes and at prices that are beyond AMD's capabilities.
		Apple Computer, Inc. has "sold" slightly exotic, "technically superior," performance-oriented hardware for years, regardless of where the company's products have actually stood vis-à-vis the PC on the performance ladder.
		If Apple as a brand is to retain any of the technological exoticism, mystique, and open elitism of the PowerPC era, it is going to have to find some other way to fill that hole in its mythology.
	arstechnica.com /articles/columns/mac/mac-20050608.ars/2 (842 words)

	Apple to Use Intel Microprocessors Beginning in 2006
		Apple also announced the availability of a Developer Transition Kit, consisting of an Intel-based Mac development system along with preview versions of Apple's software, which will allow developers to prepare versions of their applications which will run on both PowerPC and Intel-based Macs.
		Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh.
		Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.
	www.intel.com /pressroom/archive/releases/20050606corp.htm (569 words)

	MacNN \| Apple's Intel transition could slow Mac sales
		Apple's move to the Intel architecture may affect sales in the near-term, according to a TheStreet.com columnist.
		They claim that the transition to PowerPC cost market share, and that the transition to OS X cost market share--implying that Mac market share would be higher today if we were still running OS 9 on 680xx hardware.
		The Intel news on 6/6 did delay his purchase decision by a couple of weeks but he finally went with it because he knew the iMac was the right tool for his needs.
	www.macnn.com /articles/05/06/22/mac.sales.could.slow (1777 words)

	Architosh: Features > Apple-Intel Transition to be Positive Part 1
		When Apple Computer announced its startling plans to switch to Intel's x86 processors beginning next year, the general press was quick to react with both positive and negative assessments.
		On the immediate negative side, as many Wall Street analysts were correct to point out, was that end users may question the logic of purchasing further IBM and Motorola PowerPC chip based Macintosh computers in the interim between mid 2005 and the early part of 2006.
		Many users who are deeply embedded in 3d work flows have wondered why Apple chose Intel over AMD, since many professionals consider their Opterons superior to anything Intel has to offer.
	www.architosh.com /features/2005/features/apple-intel/051001_intelapple-1.html (538 words)

	ifoAppleStore - Apple Intel Talking Points (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In May 2005 Steve Jobs announced that Apple would be transitioning to Intel microprocessors over a two-year period.
		Apple plans to be delivering Macs using Intel microprocessors by this time next year.
		Apple is encouraging its developers to create Universal versions of their applications that will run on Macs with either PowerPC or Intel processors.
	www.ifoapplestore.com /stores/intel_transition_apple.html (382 words)

	Aspyr's Universal Binary Experience: Bringing Games to Intel-based Macs
		When Apple began the transition to Intel-based Macintosh computers, and notified developers that they must convert their applications to universal binaries, Aspyr's developers immediately began thinking about what they would need to do to get their games ready.
		These games had to be transitioned to universal binaries as soon as possible in order to be playable at top speed on Intel-based as well as on PowerPC-based Macintosh computers.
		With the transition, those byte-swapping routines need to be pulled out of the code or surrounded with conditional compilation directives so that they only activate on PowerPC machines.
	developer.apple.com /business/macmarket/aspyr.html (1478 words)

	iPodNN \| Apple completes Intel transition
		Apple today unveiled two new product offerings at the World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco, completing its planned transition to Intel-based processors in just 210 days, far ahead of schedule.
		The company announced that half of new Apple retail store Mac buyers are new to the Mac, that its last quarter results saw the strongest Mac shipments in a 13 week quarter with 1.3 million Macs in total, and that Mac share is growing faster than the industry rate.
		Apple also said 1,000 company engineers will be on site to coach the 4,200 attendees, or one employee for every four attendees with 100 hands-on labs.
	www.ipodnn.com /articles/06/08/07/intel.transition.complete (456 words)

	Everything Apple: Apple's SEC filings and the Intel transition timeframe
		If one searches through Apple's SEC filings, one can find details of the sales agreement between Apple and IBM.
		This would explain much of Apple's reasoning for the two-year transition period to Intel, since both the Apple-IBM agreement and Apple's Intel transition period are slated to end in 2007.
		Furthermore, Intel hopes to have dual-core desktop/server chips with 64-bit support out by 2007 too, so the timing is perfect for a 2007 64-bit x86 Power Mac and Xserve update.
	everythingapple.blogspot.com /2005/06/apples-sec-filings-and-intel.html (394 words)

	MacSlash \| Apple Intel Transition Plans Moving Quickly
		Whether "the scoop" is accurate or not remains to be seen, but it seems we can expect the Powerbook's to be the first Intel-based machines, followed closely by the iBooks, in time for the next school year.
		It will almost certainly be Yonah-core Intel chips, and as the article mentions they will probably have at least the high end models using dual-core chips.
		Floating point and vector code are weaknesses of the Pentium M, and Intel is supposedly addressing this issue in Yonah, but it'll be a huge benefit to anyone using native apps whether or not that's true.
	macslash.org /article.pl?sid=05/11/04/1913219 (1815 words)

	Putting Apple's Intel Transition in Perspective
		The thing that got to me the most was the fact that Apple had chosen a "common" processor, one that up until recently was only worthy of residing in the thousands of faceless PC clones that reside in the majority of PC owning households.
		It provided Apple with vital marketing muscle at a precarious time, and the claims of "up to twice as fast" as the Intel equivalent were seductive to power hungry professionals.
		With Intel we now have a strong chip brand and a company willing to deliver the goods in terms of producing products consistently and in keeping with the bleeding edge of technology.
	www.lowendmac.com /wale/06/0907.html (1483 words)

	Mac News: Hardware: Apple Completes Intel Transition, Introduces New Mac Pro
		"Apple has successfully completed the transition to using Intel processors in just seven months -- 210 days to be exact," Jobs said.
		When Apple first announced the transition to Intel processors last year, the company predicted earnest development would begin this summer.
		Apple also instituted Universal Binary Code (UBC), which allows software developers to write programs that can run on both PowerPC- and Intel-based Macs.
	www.macnewsworld.com /rsstory/52281.html (832 words)

	AppleInsider \| Apple confirms switch to Intel
		Apple Computer chief executive Steve Jobs today confirmed company plans to deliver models of Macintosh computers with Intel microprocessors by this time next year, and to transition all of its Macs to using Intel microprocessors by the end of 2007.
		Jobs said that Apple will be including the technology for its users because he knows each application isn't going to be ready for the new Intel Macs on day one.
		Ripe in Cupertino: an Apple with 8 cores
	www.appleinsider.com /article.php?id=1112 (1136 words)

	Concerns Over Apple's Intel Transition Seen Exaggerated - Forbes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		"There may not be significant upside to Apple estimates over the next two quarters based on the Intel transition, but we believe numbers are achievable and we see now as the time to get positioned for the next peak," wrote the analyst in a research note Tuesday.
		Munster noted that only 20% of the Apple (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people) specialist resellers in his recent checks indicated that they have seen a measurable slowdown in Mac sales due to customers waiting for the Intel (nasdaq: INTC - news - people) transition.
		Looking at overall Mac sales halfway through the March quarter, 60% of Apple specialist resellers expect Mac sales to be up year-over-year, while the remaining 40% expect Mac sales to be flat year-over-year in the quarter.
	www.forbes.com /markets/2006/02/21/apple-computer-0221markets06.html (330 words)

	Moore's Tech Web Reader - Wednesday, February 22, 2006
		OS X had to be rewritten to run on this very different processor family, and to get best performance applications also need to be recompiled (and in some cases completely rewritten) to support the new hardware and operating system version.
		With Apple's transition to Intel processors in the new iMac and the 15" MacBook Pro, this is a very difficult time to choose which Mac to buy - or whether to buy one at all.
		I don’t have an Intel Mac to try it on, but it wouldn’t surprise me if it won’t boot that, but only because it doesn’t have the Intel version of the operating system.
	www.applelinks.com /index.php/print/7682 (1526 words)

	Apple Specialists pleased with Apple's Intel transition \| MacMinute News
		The Apple Specialist Marketing Co-op (ASMC) today announced results of an informal poll of Apple Specialist in response to Steve Jobs' keynote this week at Macworld Expo in San Francisco.
		"We spoke with Apple Specialists from all over the country here in the Apple Specialist booth at Macworld Expo, and the results were pretty clear," according to Kevin Langdon, Executive Director of the ASMC.
		"As a group, Apple Specialists are excited by the new products and we're very pleased with Apple's transition strategy." The poll indicates that some Specialists are concerned that the new Intel-based Mac models might slow sales of previous models, while others were trying to get their hands on as many G5s they could find.
	www.macminute.com /2006/01/12/asmc-intel-mac (226 words)

	Your Mac Life - Apple Expo Paris and the Apple/Intel Transition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Your Mac Life was one of the few North American media and the only Internet Broadcast to attend the Apple Expo in Paris last week and they have lots of stories to tell and interviews for you to listen to.
		On tonight's show, they will broadcast interviews from the show floor with Gary Atkinson of Kudlian Soft about their I Can Animate application, Wilfried de Kerchove de Denterghem of Daedale.com, the developer of Macreporter 2, Daniel Counsell of RealMacSoftware.com about their latest version of RapidWeaver and with a European Podcaster named Stuff MC of Pomcast.com.
		Apple Expo Paris and the Apple/Intel Transition
	www.yourmaclife.com /article.php/20050927224721676 (551 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)