Evan Martin (evan) wrote in evan_tech,
Evan Martin
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os x x86

Steve Jobs just confirmed OS X is moving to x86.

It doesn't surprise me too much, but does this mean all future apps are gonna be distributed as two separate binaries? What about endianness issues in data files?

And what does it do to Apple's business model? [AAPL stock]
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