After a decade with IBM, Apple is ready for Intel inside. But can the Mac maker's customers take another architecture shift?

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Intel CEO Paul Otellini speaks Monday at an event in which Apple announced its switch to Intel chips.

The brains behind Apple's Rosetta

Start-up Transitive supplies the engine for Rosetta, a crucial bridge for enabling the move to Intel-based computers.
June 7, 2005

Apple throws the switch, aligns
with Intel

Developers will have to do some work to make their applications compatible with Intel-based machines, but Jobs says it's the right move for the future of the Mac.
June 6, 2005

Partners offer cheers, jeers
for Apple move

Depending on which side of the fence Apple's partners were sitting, Monday was either a banner day or a bummer day.
June 6, 2005

Analysts, consumers, industry insiders react

Here's a sampling of comments made just prior to and following the official announcement.
June 6, 2005

Deal may mean end to OS 9 support

Documentation on move to Intel chips says transcoding software will not support programs written for Mac OS 8 or Mac OS 9.
June 6, 2005

Why--and what's next

audio In ZDNet podcast coverage, News.com's Ina Fried and ZDNet's Dan Farber discuss how IBM was coming up short in critical areas.
June 6, 2005

Apple fails to meet (a columnist's) expectations

perspective Who ever thought Apple would convert to Intel? Not CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos.
June 6, 2005

Will the Apple faithful listen?

perspective Many Mac partisans may feel conflicted by Jobs' move, but CNET News.com's Charles Cooper explains why they'll buy Intel Inside.
June 6, 2005

Developers cautiously upbeat on Intel

Some developers of software for the Mac will have an easy transition to Intel chips; others will find it more difficult.
June 6, 2005

Wall Street uneasy over Apple-Intel deal

Shares of both companies slide slightly on concerns over news of Apple chip switch.
June 6, 2005

Ballmer on Apple-Intel news: Whatever

blog As one half of the Wintel alliance, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is unimpressed with the new Mactel partnership.
June 6, 2005

All things Apple

photos Some 3,800 Mac insiders are expected to converge on San Francisco for company's annual Worldwide Developer Conference.
June 6, 2005

New life for the old 'Star Trek' project

flashback An early '90s plan by Apple to port the Mac OS to Intel processors drew this response from Bill Gates: It's "like putting lipstick on a chicken."
June 6, 2005

Jobs confirms Apple's switch to Intel

blog It's official: Apple Computer will switch to Intel chips, CEO Steve Jobs says at a developer conference. Also: Other updates from the show.
June 6, 2005

Apple to ditch IBM, switch to Intel chips

The Mac maker has used Big Blue's chips since 1994 but will transition to Intel, sources say--raising questions about its strategy.
June 3, 2005

Internet busy with talk of Apple's move

Consumers have been busy sharing their reactions online to news of Apple's switch to Intel.
June 3, 2005

Intel-Apple coupling could woo Hollywood

Apple's hip and Intel's square. But the high-powered pairing will likely make waves with film studios.
June 3, 2005