Moving to Intel by 2007 is true

[Walter Biscardi]

Yep, and he says he’s running an Intel Mac right now during the show.

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Creative Genius, Biscardi Creative Media
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“I reject your reality and substitute my own!” – Adam Savage, Mythbusters

[Fx Bear]

I’m getting a G5 before then, I refuse to have Intel inside my machine.

[Walter Biscardi]

[FX Bear] ”
I’m getting a G5 before then, I refuse to have Intel inside my machine.”

Well, then I guess you won’t be using Mac’s after next year. As for myself, if it means cheaper machines and faster upgrades to more speed, let the transition begin.

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Creative Genius, Biscardi Creative Media
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“I reject your reality and substitute my own!” – Adam Savage, Mythbusters

[Walter Biscardi]

Hmmm, just read the line about a 3.6Ghz machine available to developers. Now there’s a great thing to hear.

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Creative Genius, Biscardi Creative Media
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“I reject your reality and substitute my own!” – Adam Savage, Mythbusters

[Oliver Peters]

So if your software still works and the performance improves, why do you care what engine is under the hood?

Sincerely,
Oliver

Oliver Peters
Post-Production & Interactive Media
Orlando, FL
http://www.oliverpeters.com

[David Robinson]

I totally agree. It doesn’t matter what’s under the hood. Its the operating system and FCP that make using a Mac to edit on so great. But existing software will not work. You will have to buy new software.

[Jeff Carpenter]

But existing software will not work. You will have to buy new software.
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What do you base that on? The transcript I read said exactly the opposite.

[Scott Thomas]

I can understand the business decision. I am somewhat saddened as I believed that there was a lot of potential in PPC. So my next question, If IBM couldn’t deliver for Apple, how are they going to deliver for Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo?

[David Robinson]

OK, there will be something called Rosetta that will run PowerPC apps, but I can’t imagine running FCP this way. We’ll see how it all plays out.

[Oliver Peters]

[David Robinson] “But existing software will not work. You will have to buy new software.”

I think it’s way too early to tell unless something was specifically stated in today’s announcement. I presume there will be an update needed of some sort, but will that be a normal update or a whole new
version of any given app? That’s the question. And will it be partially handled in the OS instead of the app itself? Presumably there’ll be a different version of the OS (Leopard, right?) and then you’ll need to get app updates accordingly.

Of course, I wouldn’t expect desktop versions (replacing current G5s) until the end of the year.

Sincerely,
Oliver

Oliver Peters
Post-Production & Interactive Media
Orlando, FL
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