Comment Re:This is where Intel rules (Score 1) 97
Apple has way too much experience being burned by Motorola and IBM both being unable to supply chips in heavy demand.
As I recall, Motorola and IBM had no problem with regular supply. The problem was that Apple was the only major customer for desktop/laptop-suitable PowerPC processors, and those vendors quite reasonably expected long-term order commitments for these products while Apple wanted more flexibility. With Intel, Apple is just one of many customers and while it has less control over x86 processor development it also doesn't have to make such commitments.