OS X/Intel is NOT dead --- just delayed. Here is why: Mac OS X/x86 is GOOD - very good. I (legally) had the R2 beta, and *I* say it was good. OK? Now... OS X/PowerPC was not better! It was just as good, which means now you can buy OS X either on more expensive Apple hardware or any old crappy PC. Admittedly Apple hardware "usually" is better than the average PC (open up a blue G3 and see why). If we can all get the same beautiful OS running on futzy last-years discontinued (fudge) Packard Bell for $799, Apple isn't going to make much money. This is the unfortunate truth. The GOOD news is Apple now is trying to seperate their hardware and software divisions to make each profitable on their own. Eventually you WILL be able to order a Mac without an OS, and you will be able to order Mac OS X without a Mac... ... except at that time OS X/Intel will be IA64 *only*. Intel wants to kill IA32 as quickly as possible, in order to lock out AMD and Cyrix. Those 2 companies will go broke trying to clone Merced, which is EXACTLY what Intel wants.. Now Apple could fight on on Motorolla/IBM's PowerPC, but why bother? Jump on the Merced monopoly, take Intel's assistance, and let the DOJ deal with what is misuse of monopoly... Don't forget this... you people seem to think x86 is one of your holy open standards and it is not! Only by reverse engineering and costly court battles do you have Intel clone CPU's today. The information for IA32 may be common knowledge nowadays, but IA32 will be replaced by Merced and Intel will try much harder to prevent clean-rooming of their chips. And that, my friends, is the future of the Intel platform. So keep an open mind about Alpha and PowerPC Linux, and fight for The Source so those CPU's remain viable alternatives to Linux x86. Because without the source you're locked into Intel forever (as everyone plays Quake3 for Linux on Intel Linux only..)