MacTel = Mac + Intel, is impacting the well-known WinTel.
Old Bill introduced Windows 3.0 in 1990, the moment, WinTel experiencing pain after 5 years was finally stable. After 20 years in the years, there has been no real threat to the strength of its foundation.
January 10, Jobs announced the Mac World last two marked "Intel Core Duo", a Mac running Mac OS machine. This is the first time in history, some manufacturers have adopted Intel processors and not dare to launch Windows-running PC. Such a cool thing, except no one dared to Jobs.
MacTel WinTel What will the impact?
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Week, the world body to get a test prototype, the evaluation has published their own report and comments.
According to Macworld test, iMac Core Duo comprehensive than iMac G5, running iMove rate of 1.84 times for the iMac G5, close to Steve Jobs claimed: "speed up the past two times." Nikkei BP testers wrote: "start very fast. From the power to burst open," Qiang "was about 5 seconds, then after about 20 seconds to display the progress bar. And then, instantly showing the desktop," "HD smooth playback of video was amazing. "
In order to run in the iMac Core Duo iMac G5 version of the application code execution, Apple supplied Rosetta emulator. According to Macworld test, iTunes iMac G5 speed under 66%, Photoshop is 55%. Jobs said this at the press conference, general users to use enough.
Nikkei BP reporters, iMac Core Duo does not have Intel Inside, Centrino Duo and Intel ViiV standards such as the identity. Box bears a completely Apple-style "Intel Core Duo" logo. "Apple design" is impressively printed on the iMac Core Duo.
iMac Core Duo announcement after the heated discussion in the industry to run Windows in its possibilities. Many tests show that the iMac Core Duo can not run Windows XP. Technical experts, iMac Core Duo for UEFI (United Extensible Firmware Interface, Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) block the operating system other than Mac OS. Experts point out that as long as the change UEFI firmware, you can run other operating systems.
Macnn reported: "Microsoft said it is working with Apple co-operation, will Virtual PC to Intel Mac platform." Microsoft Virtual PC is a virtual environment based on Intel processors, can run multiple operating systems on it, Intel pledged to support processor-level virtual technology. The Apple director, said this: "We did not take any action to prevent or encourage this." One thing is clear, iMac Core Duo has the potential to run multiple operating systems.
Finally, the computer lab experts evaluating the world, Intel Mac machine's price and the same configuration of PC and laptop machines rather, not expensive. According to research firm iSupply analysis of 1,299 U.S. dollars iMac Core Duo manufacturing cost 898 U.S. dollars.
Three shocks
iMac Core Duo has been placed in front of the user, who can only face all the WinTel, fight.
Wintel's vulgar temperament and different, MacTel is a high-level artistic temperament and style of products. Throughout the industry, manufacturers rely on third-manufacturing companies rely on second-rate technology, first-class manufacturers rely on Art. MacTel appearance, open the PC and notebook artistic era. In the art of the times, why should the user choose vulgar? WinTel we all will make the individual a bit technical, who art?
MacTel has the potential to run multiple operating systems. If that day comes, only the function of running Mac Mac OS, Windows and Linux, and three OS on top of rich applications. Wintel PC can run most Windows and Linux. Stronger than the 32-bit 64-bit, 2GHz stronger than 1GHz. Decimal better than large numbers, women and children to know the IT Law. Once the user understand MacTel are three kinds of OS, WinTel only two words how do?
From the cost analysis shows, MacTel considerable room for price cuts, have more room to deal with price wars. Jobs in particular, taught to play low-cost iPod games. Even the price war is immune dominant, WinTel how to do?
Although the Mac, only 4% market share, if three to five years as the iPod, like Rounds, Old Devil A point would not be surprised.
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