Perepction is Reality (Score 1)

Apple didn't move to Intel purely for speed reasons or power consumption reasons. It moved becauase of an unshakable public perception that Intel chips are faster/better. Even when the PowerPC was more competitive speed-wise in the past, the public still perceived Intel as the better processor. So, my switching to Intel, Apple no longer has an uphill fight against public perception *and* gets to benefit from Intel's marketing muscle. Apple definitely made the right move in switching to Intel when it did.