Sources Say Apple Originally Planned AMD Chip For MacBook Air

Several media sources (here's PC Magazine's version), all seemingly based on an account at SemiAccurate citing (but not naming) "multiple sources," report that Apple originally planned an AMD-chip based MacBook Air, rather than the Intel-based version that emerged later ("Plan B," says the report).

*** SHOCK ***

[AmiMoJo]

So Apple were trying to chose between the only two players in the performance x86 world?! They actually stopped to consider the alternative rather than just picking the default when millions of dollars were at stake?

I'm blown away, like everyone else I thought Steve Jobs just picked names out of a hat.

Uh...

[AngryDeuce]

Okay.

So, are we just going to run any old article with Apple in the title now?

Re:*** SHOCK ***

[masternerdguy]

Nobody picks names out of a hat these days. Everyone now uses psychoactive drugs to have a vision where the X86 gods will appear and guide you. If an ARM god appears you know that your product is cursed.

Re:PPC vs Intel vs AMD?

[Anonymous Coward]

Does my XBox count?

It's a computer. What else would it do?

Re:CPU & GPU performance not relevant

[afabbro]

Atom is only for toy netbooks.

I guess I'll just power off my Atom-powered toy and stop reading Slashdot. If only I was using a real, manly laptop like gnasher719, sigh...