Steve Jobs confirmed today what's been floating around for sometime: that Intel would be the supplier for Apple computers starting in 2006 and be fully integrated by 2007.
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One of the biggest single problems with the IBM chip has been the heat and power issue. Jobs said as much during his speech. Right now the G5 utilizes a liquid cooling system in their high end G5s which contain two 2.7 Ghz processors. Keep in mind this was the desktop model of their computer too. The PowerBook was another matter entirely. They needed something that generated less heat and consumed less power.
This very issue delayed the launch of their PowerBook line because they weren't sure how to deal with the heat issue on a laptop model. Packing the laptop on dry ice generally isn't an option available for most consumers. The Intel switch should solve these problems.
Consumers can only wait and see where this goes. Many challenges will face the integration of Intel's chip with Apple's computers but this should help Apple in the long term become more competitive.
John Stith is a staff writer for Murdok covering technology and business. 
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