> I'm assuming you made it to the conclusion "Allaying Concerns"?

Yes. But just the fact they are contemplating it at all + the lack of any new workstations + the fate of FCP/Shake + Apple’s desire for the big announcement  = probably not going to give anyone “plenty of time” if and once it’s a done deal. And even if it’s not a done deal, it pretty much confirms that the “pro Mac” side of their business no longer matters to them even if they don’t switch to Intel.

I had been considering upgrading my Hackintosh to a “real Mac” once new Mac Pro’s were announced (I had a couple of G5 Duals in the past although my primary boxes are Windows and Linux). But I think I will just go Hackintosh from here on out since you can now get Thunderbolt working on them.

Although I’m not a chip engineer, personally, I think they are betting on the wrong horse (ARM iOS). In the 80/90’s a Job-less Apple grossly miscalculated what Intel/Microsoft would respond in the GUI PC world. With it now a Google/Intel/Microsoft world I see the signs they are going to miscalculate again. Another sign is the fact 75% of smartphones in the last quarter ran Android. The iPad mini is a sign they are worried as prior to that, they had no “cheap” product – although it’s not really as cheap as it needs to be.

We’ll see.