bpat1434 wrote:They don't have too much left to do. They just need to discontinue the lines. They've got a laptop, mini, and regular computer on the Intel chip. What's left? The X-Server needs to be updated.
I think they'll be off the PPC earlier than expected 😉
Discontinue all the other lines? I doubt they will discontinue their power desktop line. They may change the name, but that is big business right there (graphic houses, video houses, recording studios, etc).
They have 1 laptop on the Intel in only 1 size. That's not really how Apple sells machines. They always give a few different sizes. Just look at the iPod. You think iPod, 1 product right? Wrong... you have the shuffle in 2 sizes; the nano in 3 sizes and 2 colors; and the regular in 2 sizes and 2 colors.
The 12" Powerbook and iBook are HUGE. They might merge those into a 13" consumer notebook or something, but they are not going to drop a small sized notebook altogether. The 17" could go as far as I am concerned, but it is also pretty popular. I don't think they will get rid of their consumer notebooks either. Those are huge in education and students.
Their Intel hardware lineup available to the public isn't anywhere near complete.
Apple's line of machines is a bit bigger than you think. Here let's break it down into major categories: Apple hardware available on Intel:
- Professional Desktop - NO
- Consumer Desktop - YES
- Mini - YES
- Professional Notebook - BARELY (only 15" model available)
- Consumer Notebook - NO
- Educational - NO
- Server - NO
Ironically I thought the Power Mac would be one of the first machines to transition to Intel, since Apple first demoed an x86 version of OS X on a Power Mac that they had x86 processors in. But I guess they want to ride out the dual G5's as long as they can.
