APPLE PLANS TO SWITCH FROM I.B.M. TO INTEL FOR CHIPS
By John Markoff and Steve Lohr, NEW YORK TIMES

Steven P. Jobs is preparing to take an unprecedented gamble by abandoning Apple Computer's 14-year commitment to chips developed by I.B.M. and Motorola in favor of Intel processors for his Macintosh computers, industry executives informed of the decision said Sunday.

The move is a chesslike gambit in a broader industry turf war that pits the traditional personal computer industry against an emerging world of consumer electronics focused on the digital home.

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