Apple chip switch opens new world for MacsIn the late 1990s, Apple Computer Inc. ran TV ads
mocking the Intel Corp. chips in rival Windows-based PCs: The Pentium II glued
to a snail and the toasted bunny suit were supposed to suggest that Apple's
Macintosh computers were simply
faster.
How times have changed. Apple CEO Steve Jobs warmly embraced Intel Chief Executive Paul Otellini this week as they announced that Macs will switch to chips built by the same company that has made a fortune selling the hardware that powers PCs running Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system. Posted: Sat - June 11, 2005 at 09:56 AM WIR NewsStream by Piranha Daily News The Stream Previous Next |
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