Intel Porting Dev Tools to MacOS-X-on-Intel

Well, the circle is now complete. First Apple embraced Intel. Now, Intel embraces Apple.

Kevin Smith, director of Intel Compiler Labs, said that Intel will port a complete set of compilers and performance-enhancing libraries to Apple Computer Inc.'s Intel-based version of Mac OS X. Intel will provide Mac tools for both single-core and multicore processors based on Intel's latest compiler technology. Smith said that the tools will contain the same feature set that Intel now provides for its Windows and Linux development tools.
"We will offer one set of tools for all OSes," said Smith.
Intel's compilers and libraries will work as plug-ins to Apple's Xcode development environment running in Mac OS X for Intel.

This may mean more apps ported over onto the Mac, since the same source will be more easily shareable with the same tools. I wouldn't mind seeing the library of Mac-compatible programs expanding.