... "ZDNet's test proves that OS X on Intel is viable, but more than that it proves that x86 users are looking for alternatives to the Windows OS. I doubt that Apple will release OS X for generic Intel boxes any time soon, as it will surely cannibalize their hardware business, but it may force Apple to consider becoming a software company in the interest of greater market share.

If Apple plays their cards right and allows the Intel Macs to dual boot (sans hack), they'll lift one of the major barriers in the platform wars of the past two decades. Users will finally have a choice of OSes and they won't have to resort to surreptitious methods to get them. The last remining barrier to the Mac OS taking over the world will be price, and Apple will have to learn to compete in that arena."