With confirmation that Apple with switching to Intel based systems from none other than Steve Jobs himself everyone is trying to figure out what this means. This includes Robert X. Cringely, who suggests that what this announcement really means is that Apple and Intel are going to merge. If this turns out to be true then Apple and Intel have way more guts than I gave them credit for.
Of course the whole idea behind a move like this would be to complete with Microsoft and their Windows dominated world. With the resources of Intel behind them Apple would be able to do even more with Mac OS X. It would certainly be easier to get other vendors (could you see Dell selling these things? I know, I laughed too the first time that thought came up) to sell Apple systems will Intel applying a little leverage. I’d love to see the expression on Bill Gate’s face if this turns out to be for real!