Apple, Intel, IBM -- A Love Triangle?

Various Software and Technology newspapers and magazines have been running their headlines on Apple's dumping of IBM's processors in favor of Intel's.

My Analysis:

Should Apple change its processors to Intel's "what not" architecture, the battle for operating system differences and total desktop domination will be over.

I think Steve Jobs has finally seen that the marriage of Microsoft (Windows) and Sun Microsystems (Solaris -- a UNIX variant) has paved the way for interoperability (read as "i can open your *.doc or *.xls file using StarOffice and vice versa") thus making a more profitable endeavor. If they change their PowerPC architecture to "what not" architecture, it means that the MacOS (system is based on FreeBSD -- another UNIX variant) will need a total rewrite. Applications running on MacOS will also need total rewrite which means more money spending. In order for them to take a bigger share of the market, they should ride the bandwagon now.

In a way, Apple is just like Sun -- Apple ships its computers bundled with their own OS (some third party vendors like Terra Soft Solutions ship Apple computers budled with Linux). But they can't even come close to what Sun can do which is to dictate the next trend in computing. Apple wants to have its cake and eat it too but they don't even have a plate to place it on!

When Apple finally makes this move, the next logical question will be : "Will Apple become Microsoft's partner too?"

My Opinion:

I can only ask Steve Jobs : "Tinamaan ka ng magaling, bakit Intel?" I know you don't want to be in the shadow of Sun but why did you not consider AMD? I'm a big supporter of AMD! For me, computing power is spelled as AMD and defined as Advanced Micro Devices...

If time permits and they change their processors to AMD and if my wife will allow me to, I'll head straight to Yodobashi and bring home a shiny new Apple desktop with all the devices that could be plugged to the said system. But until then, all I can say is : "Steve, I hope you survive this one."