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The A series is just custom ARM. It's really nothing groundbreaking. They created ARM chips to power phones and tablets. The possibility of moving full computer
by robdachshund 8y ago
The A series is just custom ARM. It's really nothing groundbreaking. They created ARM chips to power phones and tablets. The possibility of moving full computers to ARM was just a bonus, not some genius plan.
- baxtr 8y agoLike iOS is just custom NetBSD?
- toasterlovin 8y ago"Just". Apple's mobile CPUs are several years ahead of all the competition in terms of single core performance.
- macintux 8y agoEvery successful Apple innovation goes through the same phases. 1. Well that's stupid. Why would they do that? Nobody needs this. Within a few months... 2. Huh. This is actually really sweet. Nobody else has this technology. And then a few years pass... 3. It's really nothing groundbreaking.
- baxtr 8y agoExcept for the things Steve presented... they started at 2.