01-29-2010, 05:19 PM
I was wondering what this holds in store for the MacBook Air. It is the closest thing Apple has to a NetBook. Will they discontinue it? Perhaps develop a variant of the A4 powerful enough to work in a MacBook Air, but cheap enough to significantly lower the price to near iPad range?
I understand that running standard (Intel Code) apps on the ARM chip would prove a significant obstacle, but if it could be done, it might also serve to stymie those who hope to continue to setup rogue Netbooks based on the current Intel MacBook Air Architecture. Do away with the MBA as we know it, and make that much harder ANY non-Apple Netbooks since Apple holds the keys to the A4.
It might just be that Apple simply gets rid of the MBA anyway... having seen it as a stopgap measure before the iPad could be released.
I understand that running standard (Intel Code) apps on the ARM chip would prove a significant obstacle, but if it could be done, it might also serve to stymie those who hope to continue to setup rogue Netbooks based on the current Intel MacBook Air Architecture. Do away with the MBA as we know it, and make that much harder ANY non-Apple Netbooks since Apple holds the keys to the A4.
It might just be that Apple simply gets rid of the MBA anyway... having seen it as a stopgap measure before the iPad could be released.