Ever wonder how long this was planned??? (Score 1)

When the first mention of this round of intel rumors started I was very skeptical at first like many. Then more and more reports came and of course the slashdot message boards filled up. There was something that didnt fit.... why now push a transition.... until the anouncement from steve. about the fact of osx compiling on intel from the beginning and since. This has never been a just in case scenario. It has been the roadmap from when steve came back... at least in steves head.

Lets review... steve had the insanely great idea to make computers easy to use and people would flock. he was right in spades. he then lost to microsoft not because of his philosophy but because of his implementation. he left and started NeXT to start over. he has been determined to take microsoft on with his philosophy and win this time.

what has he done to prep this? start with an installed user base.... welcome back to Apple then cut the extras so you can start fresh... goodbye newton and clones.. next take the os suitable to take on microsoft's offerings and apply it to that user base for testing. once the os is stable and considered the gem of the computing world take it mainstream for direct competition. this is where the intel comes in. This has been the plan since jobs left apple 20 years ago. I have to say he has some pretty good patience.

What do you do a month after launching the most successful os in apple history? Move to your next phase to take on your nemesis gates. not to go star wars or anything but he is determined to bring balance to the force.