[dviant]

I think the business plan here is to put Apples fate into it's own hands and not be at the mercy of IBM or Motorola. The move to x86 puts them on the same playing field with MS but I think it's highly unlikely that they'll make any serious moves against Windows until the dust is settled and the transition had been fully set in.

I suspect we'll see OS X for generic PC boxes or OEMs at some point, but Apple will wait for the right time. Leopard/Longhorn seems too soon. I imagine they'll hold off until OS X86 has matured in the marketplace to make their move. Let demand come to a boil, and allow time for PC developers and hardware manufacturers to see the light before going on the offensive.