The era of the single processor Power Mac G5 has come to a close, and future machines will have dual-chips. When the 1.8 GHz Power Mac G5 left the Apple online storefront, it signaled the end of single chip machines in the computer maker's high-end lineup.
Steve Jobs' decision to announce it publicly.
It is speculated that Apple should have told its developers privately about the upcoming change, to avoid causing potential purchasers of existing systems to wait until the new machines become available.
Developers could have been compelled to stay silent on the change via non-disclosure agreements, but perhaps Apple felt the news would inevitably leak out and decided to head off those rumors.
And another school of thought from commentator Robert Cringely contends the move will lead to an here. 
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