Mac OS X-on-x86 :: Rumor Still Has Feet

Mac OS' New Year's Prospects
Here's an eWeek article with continued speculation on an Apple x86 port of the OSX environment...

Meanwhile, I've also heard rumblings that Apple has shown off Marklar to a number of server hardware manufacturers, including Hewlett-Packard.

What's going on here? I happen to believe that Apple is indeed dipping a toe here and there into the waters of PC compatibility. I also believe (like most Mac observers) that there would be tremendous hurdles to any such effort, client or server.