With a multi-platform PC many times cheaper than a Mac, people will cross over with reluctance in order to keep their costs down (they think).
One of the main things going for the Mac is its reliability, as IBM compatible PC's breakdown all to frequently. Over the years the Mac will out last a PC many times but as initial costs are high this will force people to take up the multi-platform if they change their PC's more frequently.
Cross platform? Intel can make a dual-platform processor (which I honestly believe would be too costly, and would have terrible performance) all day long, and it won't mean a thing to Apple. You won't be running any Mac OS on that processor without some Apple ROMs, and I seriously doubt they're going to be handing those out.
And for the "Apple should lower their prices" argument (sorry, I don't have a snippet for that), I have a few things to say. While Apple's prices are quite a bit more expensive than PCs, they more than make up this price with the quality of machine you are getting. Unless I'm wrong, and I may be, I've never seen a computer manufacturer with as helpful or with as broad of coverage as AppleCare. I've never owned a PC that lasted nearly as long as my Mac. Et cetera, et cetera. I digress, I'm starting to preach to the choir :P
Nolen
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