Uh-oh.... Anybody following WWDC?

[Jerry Daniels]

YES, we're intel now

On Jun 6, 2005, at 4:47 PM, Chipp Walters wrote:

> Here's more food for thought on this subject.
>
> 1. When Apple finally rolls out 'Leopard,' how many 'tested on Intel' 
> apps do you think there will be? Seeing how Leopard ONLY RUNS ON APPLE 
> HARDWARE (see bottom of page: http://tinyurl.com/8vwvz ), how will 
> develpers test their apps? I'm sure Apple will seed a few developer 
> boxes out there, but the majority of developers will have to 'wait and 
> see' how their newly cross-compiled code runs. Not a pretty sight, 
> IMO.
>
> 2. Why would anyone want to buy a Mac computer today, knowing it will 
> be outdated/obsolete in a year or two? Also, I expect all software 
> MUST be upgraded when Leopard ships. IMO, this is a big of an upgrade 
> as the OS9 to BSD UNIX OSX.
>
> 3. We already know Mac users hold onto their computers longer than PC 
> users. The current Mac marketshare is something around 4% while the 
> userbase is around 10%, which supports that fact. So, will users be 
> inclined to keep their existing Macs while waiting for the new Intel 
> ones? I am. I'm wondering how this will affect the 'bottom line.'?
>
> 4. So, it looks like Apple will 'let' users install windows on their 
> machines. The question is, will MS make it impossible to run Longhorn 
> on a machine with Leopard installed? Interesting issue. If I can run 
> both on one machine, then I'll probably just buy the Apple (all things 
> being equal).
>
> -Chipp
>
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