{"id":456,"date":"2006-10-30T02:59:58","date_gmt":"2006-10-30T09:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.macnightowl.com\/2006\/10\/30\/newsletter-361-preview-does-the-intel-based-mac-eliminate-apples-advantage\/"},"modified":"2008-03-26T06:23:00","modified_gmt":"2008-03-26T13:23:00","slug":"newsletter-361-preview-does-the-intel-based-mac-eliminate-apples-advantage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/blog\/2006\/10\/newsletter-361-preview-does-the-intel-based-mac-eliminate-apples-advantage\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter #361 Preview: Does the Intel-Based Mac Eliminate Apple&#8217;s Advantage?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I suppose that I shouldn&#8217;t take all the stuff I read online or in the newspapers seriously, particularly when it comes to technology. While there are lots of dedicated journalists plying their trade, some of those tech pundits seem to write about things not to provide factual information, but to drive an agenda that might be something else again.<\/p>\n<p>Take Apple&#8217;s switch to Intel processors. That, and the use of industry-standard components, has surely made a Mac closely resemble a PC inside, so where&#8217;s the difference these days? That&#8217;s the theory explored in an article on the subject entitled <a title=\"Does Apple really have a problem Thinking Different?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.contracostatimes.com\/mld\/cctimes\/news\/politics\/15872011.htm\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Apple&#8217;s switch to Intel puts it in a tough spot.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Why should this be? Well, the article posits that Apple is now forced to follow Intel&#8217;s product cycles to remain competitive. 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