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    Macs on Intel — 11 Years Later

    June 7th, 2016

    I read a piece at Wired this week that reminded me of something that many of today’s Mac users probably never heard before. June 6, 2016 is the 11th anniversary of Steve Jobs’ original announcement that Macs were switching from the PowerPC to Intel. And to say that Mac users of the time were surprised is […]


    The Mac Hardware Report: Living in Suspension

    February 18th, 2006

    For the longest time, most of you ignored the move to Intel processors, buying more and more of the existing PowerPC versions, despite fears of a slowdown. The first official “pause” apparently occurred in December, as rumors rose that the first MacIntels were about to be introduced. Now I’m not about to say Apple rushed […]


    The Apple/Intel Report: Oil and Water?

    December 31st, 2005

    I still remember the scene at the WWDC keynote where Steve Jobs and Intel CEO Paul Otellini embraced. It was all show business of course, a symbol to show the spirit of cooperation between the two companies. It doesn’t mean the two hang out Friday evenings at one of the local pubs in Cupertino or […]


    Revisiting the Apple/Intel Connection

    November 26th, 2005

    When 2005 began, I doubt that many of you expected Apple would announce a switch to Intel processors by the middle of the year. At the time, the new products included a pair of product lines that Apple said it wouldn’t produce: The Mac mini and the iPod shuffle. So you knew from the get-go […]