Intel Transition, MacBook Name, and Windows on Mac?
As readers digest all the announcements from Apple at Macworld San Francisco, we've noted a few interesting tidbits:
- Steve Jobs announced that Apple's entire product line will be transitioned to Intel in 2006. This is earlier than previously announced at WWDC 2005. Jobs notes that over the coming months we will hear announcements as each product line is transitioned. All by the end of this calendar year.
- MacBook Pro naming. Steve Jobs: "It's a new name because we're kinda done with 'Power' and because we want 'Mac' in the name of our products." This would imply that the MacBook name may not only replace the PowerBook but the iBook as well. Also raises some questions about the continued use of the "PowerMac" name.
- Phil Schiller maintains that Apple will not prevent users from booting Windows on the new machines, though no first hand reports whether or not this is easily accomplishable.
- Steve Jobs announced that Apple's entire product line will be transitioned to Intel in 2006. This is earlier than previously announced at WWDC 2005. Jobs notes that over the coming months we will hear announcements as each product line is transitioned. All by the end of this calendar year.
- MacBook Pro naming. Steve Jobs: "It's a new name because we're kinda done with 'Power' and because we want 'Mac' in the name of our products." This would imply that the MacBook name may not only replace the PowerBook but the iBook as well. Also raises some questions about the continued use of the "PowerMac" name.
- Phil Schiller maintains that Apple will not prevent users from booting Windows on the new machines, though no first hand reports whether or not this is easily accomplishable.
Thats fine with us. We dont mind, Schiller said. If there are people who love our hardware but are forced to put up with a Windows world, then thats OK.
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80 months ago
I guessing by spring or early summer the powerbooks will be a thing the past.
say goodbye to powerbooks and ibooks and PowerPC
say goodbye to powerbooks and ibooks and PowerPC
80 months ago
Seems MacBook must replace both the iBook and PowerBook over time.
iBook -> MacBook
PowerBook -> MacBook Pro
arn
iBook -> MacBook
PowerBook -> MacBook Pro
arn
80 months ago
The 'MacBook' name isn't nearly as marketable as 'PowerMac'
ture but does the name really matter. its not like apple could of called it intelbook
80 months ago
- Phil Schiller maintains that Apple will not prevent users from booting Windows on the new machines, though no first hand reports whether or not this is easily accomplishable.
extremely sensible attitude and one that will surely bring a lot of people who would otherwise be doubtful over from the darkside ;)
How would partitioning and disk formatting work though?
80 months ago
Seems MacBook must replace both the iBook and PowerBook over time.
iBook -> MacBook
PowerBook -> MacBook Pro
arn
That is exactlywhat I was thinking.
But what are they going to call the Power Mac?
80 months ago
Since the intel iMacs are shipping today, I'm hoping that someone will test them for dual booting pretty soon. I am particularly intersted in intel iMac and Macbook's video game performance under Windows, because the only reason I put up with my Windows PC is the game library.
Unfortunately, Apple went with the X1600 for their first "Pro" intel laptop, instead of the much more powerful Nvidia Geforce Go 7800 (or even the 6800), which can be found in most professional Windows laptop's (including Dell, with the magnificently powerful XPS laptop).
Unfortunately, Apple went with the X1600 for their first "Pro" intel laptop, instead of the much more powerful Nvidia Geforce Go 7800 (or even the 6800), which can be found in most professional Windows laptop's (including Dell, with the magnificently powerful XPS laptop).
80 months ago
How would partitioning and disk formatting work though?
We'll find out when the hardware ships :) Even booting may (or may not) be a problem, depending on what EFI options they have included.Will you be able to run OS X on a PC now?
People are already doing that :D Right now, the version of OS X that you can buy (without a Mac) is still only for PowerPC, so doing that would still be against their license agreement (though I'm sure people will think of loopholes).
80 months ago
sense apple switch to intel will there be more games available for OS X?
Call of Duty 2 for mac:D
Battlefield 2 for mac :D
Counter-Strike for mac :D
Call of Duty 2 for mac:D
Battlefield 2 for mac :D
Counter-Strike for mac :D
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