I’ve heard various twists on the statement, “Like Belly Buttons, everyone’s got an opinion.” Some of them have been cleaner than others, but I digress. In short I want to throw something out in regards to the latest news that Apple will be switching to Intel Chips in about a years time. I haven’t read all of the articles on the subject, but there have been way too many, and most of them full of speculation. Here’s my thought in regards to Microsoft and Apple’s progress going forward.

First, Apple’s Intel chip orders are supposed to be x486 chips. That’s right, 486. Microsoft, I’d like to ask you why a Pentium 4 is required to keep your OS running smoothly without hicups while I will use a 486 on an Apple? This is rather frustrating because it shows either a superiority in design or that Apple’s picked the wrong chip. I’m not too worried though because the jump is not one that appears to have any performance issues. Steve Jobs would not be switching to 486 type chips if it was a problem.

Which leads me to my second point: Intel has already got Pentium 1, 2, 3 and 4 technology. Imagine what would happen if Apple made the (not so huge) leap to pentium chips? Imagine running OS X ‘Liger’ [the next version of OS X, poor Napoleon] on a Pentium 4. It would probably be an embarassment to Windows. Then imagine running OS X with a Pentium 4 with several gigabytes of RAM. This would cause Windows to cry and lament the power of 486s dissipated by its gluttonous OS.