I’m sure you’ve read a liner or two about Apple’s move to Intel. It’s been all over the media and it’s hard NOT to speculate about it, when one is a long and full-time consumer of the technology. I’m hoping people care about this, because it will have an impact on what and how we’ll end up computing for a living, and on how our ‘digital’ lives will be shaped in the future.
As a news event, it may be insignificant now, nonetheless, one fact is undeniable: it appears it’ll be increasingly difficult for us, mere mortals, to escape from the ramifications of how new technologies evolve and impact our everyday lives.
It appears Steve Jobs wants Apple NOT to remain a marginal player in the PC desktop/laptop space, after all. Having said that, don’t think I’m re-stating the obvious, because if you’ve been following Apple’s trajectory for the past few years, you’ll know it’s not such an obvious deduction to make. Apple’s moves and counter-moves with its product line have both disoriented and frustrated many in the forecasting game. Continue reading »
