Installing new Software after Intel

I have always loved using my "Powerbook," however, with the age of Universal Software that will be accomodating the Intel processors will users of the Powerbook series no longer be able to download the new software?
PowerbookG4 titanium   Mac OS X (10.3.9)  

Well the intel transition only really happened this year so they aren't gonna be dropping PPC support anytime soon I bet. I have had my PB G4 for Two years now and it's still fast enough for everything I come across, even games. Call of Duty 2 runs fine on my 1.5GHz G4. I plan on keeping my PB for at least another 2 > 3 years. By then the intels might "Actually" be worth the cost. (These Powerbooks aren't that cheap )

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