Something Special in our Future Macs?

According to Apple Insider our future Macs could feature something special on the motherboard which will make them different than other PC, not being 100% Intel-based anymore.
This would be based on a chipset but the website does not provide any details. If we look at the opportunity, Apple could either get a specific chipset from NVidia or any other chipset manufacturers (SiS, etc.), or developed its own solution, an expensive and potentially dangerous way. The latest option has advantages and disadvantages:
Pro:
- Improved performance thanks to new technologies potentially derived from P.A. Semi.
- Making Hackintosh history, as the hardware would not be 100% Intel anymore. With a Mac-specific chipset, Mac OS X will not boot on any standard PC hardware anymore (till a hack is found)
Cons:
- We will be back to the Power PC period, with specific hardware and potential incompatibility issues
- As in the past we might experience issues with standard component such as HD and memory modules
- Apple will have to add further work on BootCamp to maintain the compatibility with Windows.
- Financial risk, as it will be difficult for Apple to support heavy R&D on hardware for dozen of millions of shipped units, where Intel does it for hundreds of millions.
Frankly speaking, we do not think that Apple will take such decision. If Apple is indeed looking for a solution to prevent the Hackintosh, it will most likely achieve it with solutions from Intel, or via other tricks, which will at the end still be a temporary solution till a hack is found. Shipment of Macintosh units is rocketing, and this is the consequence of both iPod/iPhone halo effect as well as the transition to Intel allowing many users to have a dual boot machine, and be able to enjoy Mac OS X while maintaining a compatibility with Windows applications.