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  The Big Announcement from WWDC
    "It's True!" - complete with lowered Intel "e".
  Before you make a judgement watch the Keynote
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  Why switch now?
    IBM did not allow Apple to meet their performance promise of 3.0 GHz by June 2005.
    Apple still cannot ship a G5 PowerBook. Intel just launch "Yonah" the dual core version of the Pentium-M.
    Pentiums deliver more performance per watt translating into better battery life.
    Intel probably offers Apple a price advantage over AMD due to volume
    Intel does have 64-bit versions of the Pentium and Pentium Extreme Edition for desktops.
    Will Apple continue dual processor machines when they go Intel? Does it matter?
  What about software?
    Apple has had the "what if department". They have compiled every version of OS X for the last 5 years to run on Intel and PowerPC
      The project know as "Marklar"
    Dual Binaries are the future
      Widgets, scripts and Java run with no conversion
      Cocoa Apps developed in XCode can be converted and recompiled in days
      Carbon apps developed in XCode will take longer. A few weeks
      Anything developed in CodeWarrior needs to be moved to XCode first
      New version of XCode was release along with Pentium 3.6
    Rosetta for existing apps
      Translates PowerPC binaries on the fly to run on Intel
      Won't work for any apps that "require" a G4 or G5, which I think is any app that depends on the velocity engine in the PowerPC. Mostly high end 3D apps and games.
    What about Games?
      Might actually hurt the developers, as porting may not be necessary. (see below)
      Gamers could benefit.
  Will Macs be less secure?
    Probably not. Most hacks take advantage of flaws in the OS and that is not changing
    Low level hacks do exist and in theory could occur, but are not likely. Apple may not use the same low level software as PCs
  Should I wait to buy a new Mac?
    I don't think so. New Intel based macs are 1 year away.
    A computer is "obsolete" the day you buy it. So do you need a new Mac?
    Do you want to be the first owner of an new Apple architecture?
      Unconverted apps may actually run slower at first.
    Next version of OS X (Leopard) will run on PowerPC too
    It will take some developers longer to transition
  Will there be a version of OS X for PC
    Phil Shiller says no.
  Will I be able to run Windows on my Mac?
    Apple basically says they won't try to stop it, but won't support it either
    Possible to have Virtual PC with little or no performance hit. Could possibly run much like Classic does today for OS 9 apps.
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