More Evidence Apple is Shifting Towards Intel-Only Software Releases?
Arstechnica points out that a portion of Apple's new iLife '09 suite is now Intel-only. Specifically, the GarageBand '09 Learn to Play feature that was demonstrated at Macworld will not run on a PowerPC:
Apple is also rumored to officially drop PowerPC support from their next major Mac OS X release (Snow Leopard). Development, of course, has been ongoing, and Apple has recently begun seeding a new version of Snow Leopard internally. As a result, a new ADC developer version is expected very shortly. No word on what improvements have been made.
Snow Leopard is due for public release sometime this year.
"GarageBand Learn to Play requires an Intel-based Mac with a dual-core processor or better."
This represents a long expected shift of support away from Apple's older PowerPC Macs. Apple first announced that they were switching from PowerPC to Intel processors in June 2005 and finally completed the transition in August 2006. Since then, all shipping Macs have contained Intel-based processors.Apple is also rumored to officially drop PowerPC support from their next major Mac OS X release (Snow Leopard). Development, of course, has been ongoing, and Apple has recently begun seeding a new version of Snow Leopard internally. As a result, a new ADC developer version is expected very shortly. No word on what improvements have been made.
Snow Leopard is due for public release sometime this year.
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40 months ago
Seems like logical progress. Most of the last iBooks and Powerbooks are quite old now. Maybe they'll get some support for another couple of years in one form or another.
40 months ago
As a result, a new ADC developer version is expected very shortly.[/url]
It's already out, it's the 10A261 seed.
40 months ago
Expected, though I'm sure there will be plenty of whiners here as usual. Dropping PPC support is a good thing for the Mac World overall. Sorry if it pinches people who refuse to upgrade, but that is a choice they make. Looks like Apple has already made its own.
40 months ago
Excellent. No reason you apple folks need to be burdened with the woes that the other ~90% of the world face. Old spec is OLD. (just like old meme)
I dream of a world when my child will look up at me with innocence and say, "Daddy, what's a 'Windows Registry'?"
I dream of a world when my child will look up at me with innocence and say, "Daddy, what's a 'Windows Registry'?"
40 months ago
I dream of a world when my child will look up at me with innocence and say, "Daddy, what's a 'Windows Registry'?"
I would hope it were forgotten altogether, not dredged back up in each generation to come.
40 months ago
it's the way to go, even so, I've been using my PM G5 for the last four years and it keeps rocking, in fact, with the new adobe CS4, it is heavy metal!
I do have an intel mac (MBP), and that will be my test monkey.
I'll only turn full intel when the G5 becomes useless, which by the way things are I expect to be in the next two/three years.
I understand apple's move to full intel, and I won't wine, it just makes more sence to do this than supporting "obsolete" processors.
I do have an intel mac (MBP), and that will be my test monkey.
I'll only turn full intel when the G5 becomes useless, which by the way things are I expect to be in the next two/three years.
I understand apple's move to full intel, and I won't wine, it just makes more sence to do this than supporting "obsolete" processors.
40 months ago
Expected, though I'm sure there will be plenty of whiners here as usual.
As a PPC user I'd be disappointed if Apple had continued support.
40 months ago
My main machine is Intel but I had cause to use a G4 1.25 recently and was surprised how fast it was. I don't expect SL to support PPC but I do think G4 was a good processor in it's day and still useful.
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