Apple hasn't really been agnostic historically. They were the A in the AIM project which developed the PPC. They were in a sense forced to Intel's products because it became obvious that IBM couldn't keep pace with Intel's process and Apple made the switch, because they had to. I think the same thing will happen again in a process generation or two then it becomes apparent again that what Intel can do, nobody else can do. Go with Intel or get left behind.
It's the incumbent advantage. Intel can't be a little better, they have to "force" Apple to change as you say. |
