There are 3 programs that use altivec. And don't talk to me about the future. I am talking today, now this second. The mac is woefully underpowered. And I as a poweruser am deeply disturbed by this.
Most reviewers gushing over macs fail to notice that the speed battle between pc and mac is over.
Unfortuately macs lost. Apple MUST do something before the gap grows even larger, or its recovery will be put in doubt. PowerPC's and new Pentium processors based on slower cisc. I feel foolish to believe that I'm using a supercomputer. Friends do have the newest Pentiums and they're twice as fast.