Re: [WinMac] Apple to move on Merced

Jeff Johnson(jjohnson[at]wi.net)
Wed, 14 Apr 1999 14:23:39 -0500

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An article published by a UK technology tabloid on Sunday has
literally left thousands of Apple enthusiasts gasping for air... and
the truth. The story, entitled "Intel works with Apple as PowerPC left
out on limb," makes some wild accusations such as "Apple is expected
to exit the PowerPC model in the next three years."

The Ridiculous

Further along in the article, the author implies that Apple will make
a full transition to Intel based chips by the year 2003, leaving the
PowerPC behind as nothing more than a fond memory. Yeah, and we spill
hot coffee on ourselves because our friends do it and it makes us
cool.

Some Logic

Aside from the obvious, one could always argue the logic, or lack
thereof, backing these outrageous claims. Apple is a hardware company
-- they generate the majority of their revenues based on hardware, not
software sales. If Apple were to make a full transition to Intel based
processors they'd either have to layout the most outrageous
restructuring plan in history and attempt to become a software based
company, or prepare for their ultimate demise.

One of the reasons that Mac OS X Server Intel so quickly faded into
the distance is just that. To add a sudden, but irrelevant twist to
things, it has been rumored that Apple does in fact have a team of
engineers hard at work on further development of Mac OS X for Intel,
but not for the reasons stated in the tabloid.

The Truth

Because of the sensitivity of the issue at hand, we felt the only way
to crush these sudden rumors, and put the Macintosh community at ease,
would be to hear it straight from the horses mouth. And so yesterday
afternoon we contacted Steve Jobs on the issue, who made a prompt
reply that was both sweet and to the point. In short, Jobs deemed the
rumors "Total Fiction," and so our story concludes at that.

So for those who didn't take it so lightly, you can exhale now.
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