Concerning Apple Switching to Intel... Robert Cringely: "So why would Steve Jobs...pre-announce this chip change that undercuts not only his present product line but most of the machines he'll be introducing in the next 12 to 18 months? Is the guy really going to stand up at some future MacWorld and tout a new Mac as being the world's most advanced obsolete computer? This announcement has to cost Apple billions in lost sales as customers inevitably decide to wait for Intel boxes." Good questions. His answer? "If Intel was able to own the Mac OS and make it available to all the OEMs, it could break the back of Microsoft." Read the whole thing.