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Is It Time to Wait for Intel?
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go ahead an buy the PPC Mac |
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2005-12-04 15:41:53 |
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al_bickers
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1) Current software: There is currently alot of software for OSX on PPC. Yes, you will be able to run this on an Intel Mac, but only in emulation mode, which will be slower. Some of this existing software may not be released in an Intel version for a long time (until there are enough Intel Macs out there to justify it).
2) NEW software will not be a problem for PPC: For several years, new software will be released:
a) As "fat" binaries, which will run on either PPC or Intel OR
b) In both Intel and PPC versions.
It will be years before anything is released just for the Intel Macs. I wouldn't expect to see Intel only versions until at least 2009.
In my opinion, you would be better off getting a PPC Mac and waiting on the Intel mac until at least 2008, when most of the software will be available in a native version or fat binary. In fact, if I was buying a Mac today and could choose PPC or Intel, I would buy the PPC.
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