When will the switch from PowerPC to Intel processors occur?
According to Apple’s June 6, 2005 press release, the transition from PowerPC-based Macs to Intel-based Macs would begin in mid-2006 and be completed by the end of 2007. However, speculation began with rumor site Think Secret, which published a story on November 17, 2005 claiming that Apple would release Intel-based systems starting at MacWorld in January 2006. The speculation continued on November 30, 2005 when Citigroup analyst Richard Gardner was quoted in a Reuters story saying that he was “becoming more convinced” of a January 2006 release for Intel-based Macs. Rumor site AppleInsider then jumped into the action on December 9, 2005, quoting American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu who said Apple “may be ready to debut the first Intel Mac during the first quarter of 2006.” Although those speculating generally failed to predict that the iMac G5 and PowerBook G4 would be the first systems transitioned to Intel processors — replaced by the iMac “Core Duo” and MacBook Pro, respecti
