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They considered it sure - but why did they conclude they should go with an ASIC? That's what grandparent asked and it was a reasonable question. "They considere
by nsxwolf 9y ago
They considered it sure - but why did they conclude they should go with an ASIC? That's what grandparent asked and it was a reasonable question. "They considered that" isn't a suitable answer.
- obstinate 9y agoI think when you add "why try to reinvent the wheel?" to the end, it is less of a question and more of a statement. Similar to saying, "Why would you do that?" after someone does something silly. You aren't actually asking them why they'd do the thing. You're saying they ought not have.
- cortesoft 9y agoBut they didn't say that?
- stephencanon 9y agoThey did, but they've since edited the comment.
- obstinate 9y agoThat is exactly what they said.
- huxley 9y agoThe rest of the reply seems to be an answer (as far as you can get with Apple) I don't think it's wild speculation to say Apple is looking for efficiencies they may not have been able to get with GPUs especially performance-per-watt since so many of their devices are mobile focused
- obstinate 9y agoTo be fair to nsxwolf, I did not originally explain. I tend to gradually expand my comments. The first iteration was just lashing out at this trend I see on this site which I highly disapprove of: facile reactions to any work that the commenter does not understand. I really detest this reaction that boils down to, "I once heard about a tensor, so clearly I have a better idea of whether this chip should be invented than the experts working at Apple."
- m_mueller 9y agoBasically just look up Google's TPUs and the reasoning behind them.