[opendtv] Apple to ditch IBM, switch to Intel chips

  • From: Monty Solomon <monty@xxxxxxxxxx>
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  • Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2005 13:53:44 -0400

Apple to ditch IBM, switch to Intel chips

By Stephen Shankland
Story last modified Fri Jun 03 17:08:00 PDT 2005

Apple Computer plans to announce Monday that it's scrapping its 
partnership with IBM and switching its computers to Intel's 
microprocessors, CNET News.com has learned.

Apple has used IBM's PowerPC processors since 1994, but will begin a 
phased transition to Intel's chips, sources familiar with the 
situation said. Apple plans to move lower-end computers such as the 
Mac Mini to Intel chips in mid-2006 and higher-end models such as the 
Power Mac in mid-2007, sources said.

The announcement is expected Monday at Apple's Worldwide Developer 
Conference in San Francisco, at which Chief Executive Steve Jobs is 
giving the keynote speech. The conference would be an appropriate 
venue: Changing the chips would require programmers to rewrite their 
software to take full advantage of the new processor.

IBM, Intel and Apple declined to comment for this story.

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http://news.com.com/2100-1006-5731398.html


 
 
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