Event of the Year 2005

Best comments on "Apple goes Intel"

Zac Cohan:

As a developer, Apple's switch to Intel seriously "rocked the boat" of my world. Whilst it has not yet affected the consumer's world at large, it has signified the death of the processor platform that has been my secure home for years.
Actually, looking back, the emotional process that I went through is a similar to Kübler-Ross's stages of dealing with a death.

Denial:
Watching Steve stand up there and tell us that the glory days of PPC are over was like the first time your father told you Santa wasn't real. It was hard to accept due to the spiel with which Apple had sucked us into the "megahertz myth" of the superiority of the PPC over Intel.
So the intel announcement came as a betrayal to that trust in something that always felt slightly untenable but something that I was happy to believe in with Steve's protective reassurances. Did I fall pray to the famous reality distortion field? I found myself in denial of the truth; it seemed as ridiculous as the Pope converting to Islam.

Fear:
Then there was fear; fear of the unknown, undefined and unexplained. What about the G5? Will we still be 64-bit on Intel? How is Mac OS X and our cocoa/carbon applications meant to function? How should the Mac culture deal with such a blow?
We were told it was a gradual process that would give us time to adapt, we were shown that the Mac OS X ran like a charm on Intel, and that Rosetta would emulate our apps for us; that all we needed to do was modify our source code, tick a box create a universal binary.

Acceptance:
And so finally breaking through the clouds of disbelief and fear, I reached a place of sunny acceptance of the inevitable transition. After dealing with my emotional responses I was able to think logically about the positives and negatives of the switch, realising that it was probably the best move for Apple to take. Apple will be able to build cheaper, smaller, faster, less power hungry machines that will not corrupt the heart and soul of a Mac (unless they include one of those fugly "intel inside" stickers!). Now, when an old lady walks into a computer shop knowing nothing about computers but understanding their value through their Ghz speed, in her eyes an Intel Mac will exist on the same level as a PC but with a more beautiful exterior and system making it easier for her to switch. And with rumours of Intel iBooks and Powerbooks at the upcoming SF Macworld, I find myself once more excited at what Apple has in store for us next.

Bruce:
The idea of an Intel chip inside a MAC is like opening the hood of a Porsche and finding a Chrysler engine. Shocking!

Lesly Weyts:
Although the G5 rocks... Yonah chips will beat it every time. We'll see a great gain in performance and we will finally be able to show real benchmarks (same chip) for all platforms (Mac, Linux, Windows).
The new architecture also make porting games easier/faster.
And thanks to virtualisation we don't need to emulate windows anymore... if we really need it we can run it at full speed.
Disadvantage will be the illegal hacks of MacOS X on 'ordinary'-PC's. But bad advertising is better than no advertising... isn't? I expect that a lot of people will run the illegal hack on their PC's and some of them will switch... which is a good deal in the end.
The future looks good with Intel :D

Thomas Moore:
why didn't I invest when I knew I should?

Douglas Finn:
"There was a great disturbance in the Force. As if millions of Mac fans cried out in terror, then were suddenly silenced."
I think the Intel transition rocked it up the most. Even up to the Keynote itself, a lot of people found it hard to believe. Even AFTER the keynote, people still found it hard to believe.
Part of the icon of being a "rebel" was not using x86 processors. But the x86 world has advanced quite a bit with both Intel and AMD puting out some remarkable CPUs.
The problem being, of course, is that IBM had no plans for a mobile processor. The PowerBook and iBook lines would'ev never gotten updated without an architecture swtich.
I'm still worried if it's a doubled edged sword. Who would write for Mac OS X for Intel if a developer can just tell a Mac user to go install Windows?

Randal R. Ketchem:
Mactel? I need say no more.

Louis Mackey:
The end of macworld on the east coast was also important. but the Intel change wins over almost anything else. After all this is the second time apple (read: Steve Jobs) has changed their mind about a former "enemy". Some days it feels like we are in the ministry of truth and 1984 was like 1984...

Brian Wiggins:
The shift to Intel chips is one of the most exciting and daring things Apple has done in the last five years or more. With Intel chips comes the hope of sexier laptops and desktop processors that won't be stuck while the rest of the industry moves forward.

Jim Harris:
From enemy to ally: Macs using the Intel chip? Ten years ago this would have been blasphemy. It used to be entertaining to make fun of Intel... now I'll need to find a new hobby. Oh, well, there's always Microsoft.

Glen Ezkovich:
No doubt Apple's announcement to switch to Intel processors caused the most buzz both in the Mac world and in the computing world in general. To my mind Apple gave up a superior processor but gained a tremendous advantage from a marketing point of view. Mac users will not notice any difference. I doubt seriously that there will be significant gains in performance due directly to the switch other then what will be achieved by having dual core chips for laptops. When you look at the performance of Apple's developer transition systems you get the impression that the switch may even be a step backwards in performance. On the other hand from a marketing perspective no one will ever be able to say Apple computers lack the power of Intel based platforms. This will be a big boost in Apples quest for increased market share.

Larry Elseman:
My first reaction to this news was similar to the way that Luke Skywalker reacted to hearing that Darth Vader was his father. I was in shock and in denial. How could Apple have gone over to the dark side? However, after digesting the news for a few days, I realized that this marriage will be very good for Apple and Mac users.

Mauricio Villarreal Camacho:
Some people simply didn't believe it, i think the IBM side wasn't giving ennough push to mantain the processing power on the levels needed for the users, if the switch is to give us better products go on!!!

Bob Kiolbassa:
Apple going to intel chips rocked the Mac world short term. But the big shift occured when the iLife suite and the iPod was released and Apple's focused on consumer uses of computers and digital media. Without Apple's focus on computers use at home, the computer's main use away from an office setting would be to answer email, web browse, and enable workers to work at home. Apple's digital media gave home users a whole new reason to use a computer, and every media conglomerate either a sense of dread or opportunity depending on their views of their customers. Every digital media announcement afterwards was mostly in service to the direction iLife apps and the iPod began

Chris Jones:
with going to intel, pc people wont have a speed complaint like they had for the last 5 years or so. mhz isnt everything but when you compare two computers, to some, it does.

George Woodrow III:
The real significance to this is that Apple is (or will be) hardware agnostic, and can easily switch to new technologies when they are ready.

Mark A. (MAT) Topolski:
The enemy has become our friend!

Michael Manon:
Gutsy move to greatly improve install base!

Havi Govinda:
Intel-ligent by design.

Psytex Desanex:
I hope Steve Jobs has a deeper plan with the Intel deal - My wish is that Apple would develope and manufacter their own chips to out do the Intel brand. So hip that Apple is kikin ass on the PC default world!

Paul Sian:
Apple goes to the darkside, or is it the light side now since IBM is supplying Power CPUs to Microsoft and the X-Box? Anyways lets hope it brings us more powerful computers in the future.

Lasha Krikheli:
I believe that the event where Apple switched to Intel is the most significant, simply because it will allow developers to accomplish more. More in a way that will effect both Macintosh users (new or old), and Windows platform users to forever change their views in what a Mac can do. This will affect Apple as a company itself because they will be able to develop more powerful systems using a much more convenient type of technology - which will also increase profits for Apple, and decrease the price tags for consumers. This will allow the ability for Apple to do what they've always wanted to do; Go thinner, lighter, faster in the notebook world, and for the desktop world, more power for the buck.

Daniel Juarez:
An Intel Mac will provide Mac users with the only computer in the world that can run Mac OS X, Windows and Linux. If priced right it will change things significantly.

Scott Rothstein:
As someone who remembers Apple distributing the "snail inside" sticker at MacWorld Expo, years back, Macs turning to Intel seemed to be the impossible.

Bob Carpenter:
If Apple plays their cards right, they'll do the impossible: change their entire architecture and end users won't even notice! That is except for longer battery life in notebooks and the ability to finally run Windows emulation at full speed.

Hugh Costa:
Some of my favorite commercials are the Intel burning and crushing ones like Snail, Steamroller, and Bunnies (Burning the guy in the intel suit) So to finally go to Intel after going on and on for years how "our" chips are better is oddly deflating. But, exciting in that in the big picture we might be able to make Macs even more affordable. It will be interesting to see a side by side run off of Mac vs. PC. Will the only thing left be ease of use? Will the OS be so much more effecient that the machine with the same chip will run faster than Windows? Or is there some sort of deal to let Apple get the newest fastest chip exclusively for a period of time before becoming available to the rest of the industry. Time will tell how this big shift affects things to come.

Mark Vogler:
It was a very wierd year for everything!

Kevin Doolittle:
There is a lot of skepticism about the change. It seems like Apple has defected. But with the unprecedented hug that Intel gave Jobs on stage it sure will be, at least, "keeping your enemy closer than a friend."

Kris Erhardt:
The idea that Apple would switch to Intel, especially after all the bashing Apple has done over the years, is a huge turning point. The Megahertz Myth is finally thrown out the window (pardon the pun), allowing Apple to directly compete against Windows machines in terms of clock speed, without all the messing about with conversion. The new Yonah chips and the rest of the Intel roadmap look exciting. With any luck, they should be able to provide Apple with the speed boasts that IBM had promised with the G5 chip years ago, finally getting above 3.0 Ghz.

Tim Gossett:
Dug thru my mem'ries of all that was new, and nothing's quite like Apple's dump of Big Blue.
What will it mean? How will it sell? Should we iMac now, or wait for Intel?
What are the downsides? Could I overclock? Does this mean I should invest in more stock?
While "podcast" may now be the "word of the year," it's Jobs' big announcements I'm yearning to hear.
Naysayers, pundits, and bloggers agree, this change will live on...in flash memory!

Joe Monson:
I just thought it was handled especially well.

Ugur Aldemir:
I hope, I/O s doesn't miss Windows and Bill Gates.

Leonard R. Wines:
I trust that Apple will be smart enough to include "Intel Inside" when they do advertising. It has a powerful currency and could bring some people over from the dark side.

Linda Cameron:
A lot of people were convinced Apple had gone over to the dark side. After all, for years, Steve Jobs has demonstrated the new Macs against the fastest PCs to show how much better the Macs are and now all of a sudden we learn that maybe Intel is faster?

Melih Sancar:
This one is unbelievable!!!

Robby Cochran:
I can't wait for dual-booting!

Charles Richardson:
Apple will level the playing field and once and for all the world will know which is the better OS.

Mike Bowling:
Does it get any bigger? Sure there were rumors of the video iPod for a year or two, but Intel chips in a MACINTOSH? Those rumors have been floating on the web since the day there WAS a web. The chip in the Mac is the very heart of the unit and it can't be understated that it was one of the many factors that drew the line in the sand between the PC platform and the Mac. Plenty of the items on the list are ground-breaking, but they are in the sense of the last 2 years or so, they don't have as heavy of a historical meaning, or future implications (ie the migration to the new architecture after just completing and becoming comfortable with the migration to OS X.) Its huge.

John Dennis:
You tel, I tel, who would have ever guessed Apple whould tel!

Matthias Kaufmann:
Apple inside!

Umut KUMBASAR:
Apple goes Intel and saves our laps burning... Enough with burning G4 PB's!

Matthew Short:
Nothing else was bigger! Macintel? The forces of good and evil collaborate?

Duane Knowles:
The announcement that Apple will go to Intel chips will affect every Mac user eventually. All current Macs will become obsolete as updated Intel-compatable software works its way to the marketplace and as older software and hardware is not supported anymore.

M A Stout:
It just is.

Rick Kirschner:
I'm still trying to get used to it. I've cringed at the ubiquitous Intel ads for so many years that it takes a lot of adjusting to fully accept it. I hope it's for the best. I've heard that I won't be able to boot from an external drive anymore, but should have more battery power. Oh well...

Craig Kuehne:
I think IBM really dropped the ball with their inability to move forward, more quickly, with the G5. Moving to the Intel chips will not only help price points, but it will also allow for better Windows compatibilty - thereby, in one move, taking care of two of the false stigmas of the Mac platform

John Batch:
Apple's move to the Intel platform marks a complete turn-around of years of marketing. It will mark a begining of faster notebooks, as the G4 has not seen many huge advancements in years. Most importantly, however, this move will bring the Macintosh operating system to users without forcing them to purchase a mac. While this may not be the intent of Apple, the open source nature of the opeating system will most likely make it impossible to keep Mac OS X from running on any x86 Based PC. This will more likely increase marketshare than decrease it as people will begin to see the advantages of using a Mac, and become more open to purchasing a Mac as their next computer.

Garry Butler:
Truly A Mac community shattering announcement. I would pick I pod nano, followed by Tiger, and finally the Mighty mouse as the 2nd, third, and 4th.

Hannes du Plessis:
Not sure which way is better to see it as, a brain transplant or a heart transplant...

Timothy Klintsaris:
It was key to Apple's growth as an innovative computer and software maker to work with a company that could be equally as innovative in producing the processors that run their computers. Also, the innovative products Apple is always producing also require a certain amount of power (in the case of professional Macs), and power per watt (for the portables to ensure they can be as small and thin as possible while maintaining a powerful machine). Apple has made a great move, and I am surprised they bared with IBM and the G5 for so long with little changes in the power of the processor, as well as the heat the processors produced that made them incompatible with Apple portables. Apple has made a key move in ensuring they keep producing the most innovative products for the computer world, and for the home.

Peter Edstrom:
The ability to natively run windows apps and mac apps on the same machine removes a huge barrier to apple's acceptance in the business world. It will also enable cheaper (I hope!) hardware, and better yet, will finally put an end to the megahertz myth discussions. I myself am hoping to run windows apps in OS X the same way you can currently run OS 9 apps: seamlessly.

Phillip Johnson:
Finally, Apple fans can thumb their noses at PC users with Windows software.

BC Saxman:
Not only did Apple going to Intel throw a decade's worth of PR out the window, it raised more questions then it answered. Intel makes CPUs of mediocre overall performance. Its low power advantages (as any objective analyst could've predicted) shrink with each new release from their competitors (including PPC based chips), as well as Intel itself. And Intel's supposed supply and cost benefits aren't nearly so great when one looks at the numbers.
The real reasons for this switch are not being admitted by Apple or Intel. Almost certainly they revolve around Apple's desire to be video content 'masters' (in the same way they are with audio) and Intel's DRM and ViiV technologies. Regardless, when it finally does become clear, the switch will prove in hindsight to be the most important development since the introduction of the Macintosh operating system. Whether or not it's a development that is as overwhelmingly positive as the release of the MacOS was, remains to be seen.

Rich Testani:
The Intel announcement is the one fact that will change the course of Apple forever...good or bad.

Eric Gorr:
This is the most fundamental change in the Apple product line since the time Apple switched from the AppleII line to the Macintosh line of computers.

D.M. Cook:
I mean come on... this is the largest shift in their products since the PowerPC. Tiger was hardly a major launch even compared to Panther (even though we all thought it would be), while new iPods and a Mac Mini are hardly news at all. The Intel Macs are BIG.

John Opfer:
Macs are the bread-and-butter of the Apple family. Switching processors is a bet-the-company move.

Eric Danley:
It's a complete reversal of one of Apple's biggest mantra's.

Robert Stewart:
This was the moment for all old time mac pros waited for. We all new that Steve had OSX on Intel since it was Next, but we all also knew that he would wait until the OSX OS was mature enough. Give it another 2 -3 years and I gurantee he will open the OSX platform to all Intel chips but with varying performance setbacks in comparisson to the Apple/Intel Chips. Then we will see the real OS war begin, Apple on Intel vs Windows on Intel. The only difference is that Apple will allow Windows to run side by side using Intel's new processor.

Brian Kaempen:
For a long time, Intel has been considered a rival to Apple and used only on windows computers, and now apple is migrating to them, crazy!!!!

Glenn A. Bookout:
Hell froze over, pigs can finally fly,
Intel Macs should make Apple a great buy!

Ed Palma:
Apple going Intel was an amazing announcement. It was heart breaking for all of us who just bought our new 20" iMac G5s. The announcement signified the end of an era and the architecture change the will eventually (for the most part) stop development of PPC applications for our G5s.
But for all it's bitterness the announcement had a twinge of sweetness. Finally Apple hardware will always be on par. Supply issues will cease. Prices will drop. And as the door closes on the old, a window opens to the new; All of these changes will benefit Apple in the long run- all of these changes will benefit us, the users.
Even after all this it's still humbling... waiting for the first "Intel-Only" binaries.

Carl Waldron:
No one could have seen it coming. Ive was the sleeper. He was also responsible for the inexplicably remodeled restrooms in the uber-secret wing at 1 Infinite Loop.

David Howe:
How can this not be the biggest change in the Mac world. It was stated that Hell would freeze over, that California would slide into the ocean and that meteors would pummel the earth before this would happen. Obviously, the newsmedia have missed those three major events

Charles Szasz:
The change to Intel processor chips is the most significant event this year for Apple Computers. The new chip allows Apple to use faster and cooler chips in their computers. The faster chips will attract new users to the Apple platform because there will longer be a perceived difference in processing speed between PCs and Apple's computers. The inclusion of Intel chips in Apple's computers will also lure PC users who have purchase an iPod.
The change to Intel also will insure a large quantity of chips will be available, which in the past has hurt Apple in the marketing place in producing Macs. This should increase Apple's share in the market, which has already increased from 2% to 5%.
The change to Intel chips also will have a strong effect on laptop computers, iPods and media centers. Although Apple's laptops are beautiful and full of advance features, they tend to run hot and to have a short battery life. The new Intel chips should not only run faster but also cooler and increase daily battery life to as much as 8 to 10 hours. The new chips will also reduce the thickness of the laptops.
Although is not certain, it is felt that Intel chips will wind up in more advance models of the iPod that will utilize greater video technology. If we think the new iPod with video is great, wait until next year when new chips will be used in the iPods.
Last but not least, Intel chips will also have a drastic impact on Apple's venture into media centers. There is no doubt that Apple will enter this market riding on the tail of the highly successful iPod. Integrating videos, which can be dowloaded from the internet, with iTunes and home DVDs and photographs, will be truly awesome!
The Total impact of Intel chips should drastically increase Apple's marketshare.

Brett A. Bell:
I can still remember the Apple commercials bashing the Pentium II.

Krishna Sadasivam:
Definitely Apple's news on moving to Intel startled Mac users the most this year. I was at WWDC when the announcement was made and you could hear a collective gasp before people started breathing again.

Chris Willmott:
The decision that left some depressed, and others obsessed.

Dave Fabian:
Apple goes Intel is unbelievable. I can't imagine this is going to be good.

Mauro Re Garbagnati:
Intel? PowerPC? It's not important at all, the most important thing is that a Mac is Apple, not Dell, and that it run Apple software!

Chuck Wilcher:
It'll be a whole new ballgame.

David Bismuth:
Intel or not Intel that is the question !

Scott Yoshino:
Holy "Intel Inside" stickers, Batman! And Marklar's hiding place caught on satellite to boot. That day, the bottom fell out for legion of PowerPC believers.

Dean Browell:
The rumor mill had its hunches, the pundits pulled no punches and longtime fans awkwardly felt the crunches they hadn't felt since iTunes went Windows... Apple going Intel was a long time coming and yet everyone still felt a bit surprised to hear that OS X was already running on Intel in a near-parity version developed in what could only be described as a parallel development that must have felt like a parallel world. Regardless of the excuses, groans or rolling eyes of some faithful if misguided internet journalists, this was important news and an important commitment. IBM had been limping along with Apple's chips for so long that some switch had to come for Apple to wave its computer arm again to get anyone's attention outside of the iPod's spotlight. There was a point where the halo effect of iPod sales/Mac sales would wear off if the computing muscle didn't increase; and that point clearly came when IBM's long-in-the-tooth new year's resolutions failed !
for the umpteenth time to impress the Apple brass.
Yes, we knew it would happen eventually- and with the rumor mills churning again for 2006 and the first Intel Macs, it actually feels believable beyond the initial shock. But underneath any initial happiness or skepticism is the absolute wave of assuredness in this decision. Apple is poised to take back marketshare on the back of a runaway music player and even moreso on the back of an iTunes Music Store that was never really supposed to make money, much less lead the company to birth an entire media empire. Or, more appropriately, quietly organize a new media government and delivery system. And now the most recognizable
(if not the best by geek standards) processor is under the hood. The familiarity factor to millions of potential converts is not lost on wall street or even many current Mac users. The iPod made Apple cool again. And Intel Inside just might let them put that goodwill to work.

Bob Smithson:
When Apple announced that it was using Intel, I was awash in a bunch of different feelings. Thoughts spinning in my brain all at once, passing each other, becoming one: PC users will now do the "nyah nyah dance" in front of every Mac user to say, "HA! told ya we were better!"...all of my software just became fashionable coasters...how long will my current Macs last me until I'm forced to upgrade (a year? two?)?...this is the end of the Mac as we know it...egads! Windows running on a Mac, will it be possible?!?!...does this mean that there's NOT going to be a G5 PowerBook?? ;-) After all of that finally settled, Steve did the demos and explained in more detail and I relaxed, kinda. Then more stress and confusion appeared with all of the speculation and rumors. Arghhh.

Miguel Valdes:
For years us Apple fanatics I suppose you could call us made fun of the Intel branch of customers and for once stood in silence while forcing ourselves to let in the devil into our home only to realize the angel in disguise.

Art Nelson:
Sleeping with the enemy. Turns out, the sex is great!

Sascha Merkofer:
2007: 15% marketshare.

Norman Hovan:
Apple made a claim that 1984 was not going to be like "1984", a reference to the book by George Orwell. Apple's recent decision to call Intel their friend, reminds me of another book by George Orwell called "Animal Farm".

Alan Ross:
After all of the ads with PII's being as slow as snails, and toasting the intel "bunny men" this has to be one of those "when hell freezes over" moments...

Ian Firestone:
Mac Haters and fanatics alike were surprised by this announcement and it's wonderful to see them united for once (never again, unless I, Robot comes true and the robots rule us for some time. Then we won't have a choice.)

Alberto Cacicedo:
The announcement that Macs will be Intel-based was the magniture 19 earthquake in the Apple universe.  Henceforth nothing will be the same and everything will be the same.

Sean Myers:
I work for Intel on the weekends. The two weeks running up to the announcement, all of the Apple reps kept coming up to me and asking questions about the processors and if I had any inside information (I didn't). It was a good feeling to finally get the authorization to start selling macs!

Valeriy Ryazanov:
This event will influence the industry more than anything during the last 15 years.

Geoff Taylor:
Hell freezes over, and Mac users gleefully prepare to strap on their ice-skates!

Cameron Anderson:
An event that was to have occurred upon OS X's arrival five years earlier, the Macintel Era will finally level the playing field. No longer will the masses presume that just because the PowerPC is slower (though better) than the Intel processors of its day, the Mac isn't a good deal. Instead, the old cold war between Microsoft and Apple will ignite into a full-blown conflict where only one combatant shall remain when all is settled. The Macworld, if it has not done so already, should come to terms with the transition, if only to revel in the destruction of the blight affecting our computing world today. Let the games begin... for keeps.

Andrew Bartlett:
We've been dissing the boxes and laptops with that little "Intel inside" sticker for years now (as if it were a warning label), and suddenly Steve shocks us with the announcement that we, too, will be using Intel! So now we have to eat humble pie and join the ranks of Intel users, hoping they will not remind us of our prideful attitude. Or perhaps they won't even notice, and simply think that we have been assimilated - that our tiny market share has been swallowed by the PC world and Mac is no more! But for the Mac world, it will take a major shift for us to adjust to the new state of affairs. We will still be Mac users. And maybe, just maybe, we will see how this change can bring even more opportunities to us and our beloved Macs.

Roy Coulthard:
Like the Eagles' "Hell Freezes Over" reunion tour, I NEVER expected this to happen. While the advantages are somewhat obvious, my knee-jerk reaction was almost to immediately switch to a PC running Linux and abandon the Apple world altogether. Instead, I will probably buy the final PowerPC Power Mac G5 model when it is rendered obsolete by an Intel machine. With a little luck, it may last me until Apple decides to change chip architecture again in 5-10 years. Maybe then a development of the "Cell" processor of the Playstation 3 will be the new game in town for Apple!?!??!???

Rex Raymond:
Everything Mac is affected moving forward. Watch out Dell, HP and Linova. Watch out Apple.

Vasha Hunt:
This was a major news story for the Mac platform. It will affect every Mac user and may lead to an Intel "Halo Effect" as many PC users will be interested in buying a Mac that can dual boot windows as well, bringing lots of new users to the Mac.
It will change Apple for years to come, and open many new doors
- "The missing byte out of Apple".

Zak Borovay:
I am a projection designer working on and off Broadway in new york city. We integrate video and still imagery into scenic design for theater. I use a lot of digital video, and the most popular display software is something called Watchout by Dataton. We certainly hope that since Watchout is a PC only application, that they might feel more inclined to port it to the Mac now that PCs and Macs share the same chipset!

Steve Kent:
I think the nano and video iPod were the most important products to come from Apple this year but I think Apple going to Intel definitely "rocked" the Macintosh world.

Andre Lozoya:
Blew us all away.

Len Carsner:
Not so much that Aple moves to Intel but that parallel development of both PPC and Intel vesions of OSX had been going on since the begining. Steve finally confirmed what the moles and geeks had claimed was going on for years.

Tobe Harvey:
Time to show G4 the door.  

Andy Coone:
No more Mhz / Ghz comparisons just a quality, virus free, stable OS that works.

Tod Abbott:
This is the only event on the list that is going to impact the Mac for years to come.

Kris Black:
Its like becoming best friends with your sworn enemy.

Kenneth Pangburn III:
I've been a mac user for 3 years now and I've successfully converted 90% of my friends and co-workers to the platform. The 10% that are holding out have proprietary windows software that they must run and they simply can't justify purchasing a computer that they can't work on. With the switch to intel, we will be able to take our powerbooks to work, boot into winblows and slave away on a beautiful laptop. When we return home we can boot into the lovely OSX and experience operating system bliss.

Scott:
While the iPod innovations are what is keeping Apple afloat right now, the Intel switch was certainly the most remarkable announcement and the one that will have the most impact on Apple's future (both immediate and long-term).

Art Casey:
I think that the Intel switch rocked most every Mac enthusiast. First off, there is the shear fact of "change." I know, its a scary word but we all noticed that people calmed down after a bit, like all change. Secondly, there are a lot of questions about the switch in reference to hardware and software that people need answers to. A lot of the love for Apple, despite there incredible products and attention to detail, is the fact that they haven't been in the sack with a company as large as Intel. People like helping the little guy (PPC). I think that if they had chosen AMD, there would have been less of an impact. At this point, things will be okay, we all trust in SJ and this shouldn't "change" anything. Mac users generally frown at large monopolies such as MS and Intel, it's just a part of our nature and love for Apple...

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