Uh-oh.... Anybody following WWDC?

[Chipp Walters]

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outdated/obsolete in a year or two?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