[jyl]

Intel has got its CPU roadmap back on track, with efficient and powerful dual-core desktop and notebook chips on the way if not already here. PowerPC in the G5 form was still holding its own (based on some testing I've seen comparing G5, AMD, and Intel-based machines), but who knows how much longer it would have kept up. And the G5 was nowhere to be seen in notebooks. I think the Intel chips will mean fast Macs with long battery lives. As long as the operating system is Mac OS, and the same applications run, and Apple makes sure everything continues to "just work", I'm fine with the switch.