I guess the rumors were just too good to be true for now. There is always MacWorld SF and the hopeful release announcement of the IBM Power4 64 bit chip. For now though Apple seems publicly tied to PowerPC.
At Comdex, AMD touts win, bangs head: “The chipmaker’s CEO announces a customer win and the official name of the company’s new desktop processor during a keynote featuring digital guitars and a cameo from a rock star.” Source: CNET News.com