Discussing the Future of Macs

An excellent interview from Tom Bridge on macdevcenter.com In the editorial The Future Of Mac: A Discussion, Tom Bridge interviews the editor of the MacAddict magazine and two longtime Macworld contributors. (…)

An excellent interview from Tom Bridge on macdevcenter.com

In the editorial The Future Of Mac: A Discussion, Tom Bridge interviews the editor of the MacAddict magazine and two longtime Macworld contributors. The interview goes over several points of interest such as Apple’s intention to switch to Intel processors, their next operating system, the iPod and more.

Though the interview covers much more than this, one question grabbed my attention especially, that is “Why did apple really switch to Intel, and should I hold off on purchasing?”. One of the answers from Tom Negrino was:

The low power chips that are currently shipping are a “major crime”. I’ve got a 2.5Ghz G5, it’s pretty zippy. Dori has the top of the line powerbook (1.67Ghz G4), it’s a 1/3 of the speed of my desktop. That’s the best machine money can be. Both machines cost around the same. Apple is desperate for more powerful laptops, Intel can supply those, Apple cannot.

You can read the interview on macdevcenter.com. You can also find an earlier related article right here on Designorati: A Vista Full of Longhorns and Leopards.

02 October 2005