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Changing short description from "2005–2006 transition of Apple Inc.'s Mac computers from PowerPC to Intel x86 processors" to "2005–2006 change of processors in Apple computers"
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===Osborne effect===
There was concern that an early announcement of the change would cause an [[Osborne effect]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Andrew |first1=Orlowski |title=The Osborne Effect spooks Apple |url=https://www.theregister.com/2005/06/08/apple_osborne_effect/ |access-date=23 June 2020 |work=[[The Register]] |date=8 June 2005 |archive-date=November 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124174343/https://www.theregister.com/2005/06/08/apple_osborne_effect/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Cooper |first1=Charles |title=Apple and the "Osborne Effect" |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-and-the-osborne-effect/ |access-date=23 June 2020 |work=[[CNet]] |date=14 July 2005 |archive-date=June 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625113437/https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-and-the-osborne-effect/ |url-status=live }}</ref> but it waswould alsomerely notedmean thatonly evena ifdelay anof Osbornepurchases effectof appeared,Mac itcomputers wouldby merelyretail meanand delayedinstitutional purchases of Mac computerscustomers, not permanent cancellations, and that Apple had enough cash on hand to weather thea potentialpossible salesdecline in declinecomputer sales.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pogue |first1=David |title=Considering the Macintel Alliance |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/16/technology/circuits/considering-the-macintel-alliance.html |access-date=4 August 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=16 June 2005 |archive-date=September 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915140122/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/16/technology/circuits/considering-the-macintel-alliance.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
Analysis of financial data suggests that the Osborne Effect did not materialize, with sales for Macs growing by 19% and 37% in the two quarters following March 2006.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gassée |first1=Jean-Louis |title=Osborning The Mac. Or Not. |url=https://mondaynote.com/osborning-the-mac-or-not-f0bbf4c319f0 |website=Monday Note |access-date=23 June 2020 |date=14 June 2020 |archive-date=June 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614220541/https://mondaynote.com/osborning-the-mac-or-not-f0bbf4c319f0 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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