As I’m sure EVERYONE is aware, Apple announced their plan to migrate the entire Macintosh line to Intel chips over the next two years. I’ve been scouring dozens of online threads for thoughts and opinions about the move, and as usual, John Siracusa’s article over at ars technica was thoughtful and entertaining.

Keep in mind the author’s own disclaimer while reading…

Oh, I fully realize the market realities that conspire to make all of this x86 effort worthwhile, but this is about emotion, not reason. And if I didn’t give significant weight to my feelings when it comes to my platform choice, would I really have been a Mac user for the past 21 years?