Theories about The Switch

This article is an interesting take on the Apple to Intel switch, especially in light of the release of those new IBM chips.

You've got to wonder and perhaps even agree with Jon Stokes (the author of the
ArsTechnica article) that he is right considering these chips would drive the Apple laptops to G5 speeds without melting the motherboard.

They would also provide the low power drain that laptop consumers demand and need these days.

So apart from what he is saying about Apple being an incredibly demanding customer that couldn't get what it wanted when it wanted, what on earth could be driving the move away from IBM with all its complicated architecture redesign?

The desire to beat Gates. More on this later ...