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I read that paragraph and had a completely orthogonal thought. Intel mobile CPUs compare favorably to all established competition (AMD) and the iPad with Magic
by OldHand2018 6y ago
I read that paragraph and had a completely orthogonal thought. Intel mobile CPUs compare favorably to all established competition (AMD) and the iPad with Magic Keyboard is almost a laptop anyway. Why start with a mobile device?
Intel desktop CPUs are where they have problems and you would assume that this is where Apple has the most frustration with Intel. That's where I'd start.
Also, by keeping ARM and Intel around simultaneously for a few years (both as first-class citizens) forces developers to maintain portable code. If you are using Swift in the manner that they want you to use it, this is already the case. If you're using some other language/approach then you have to either think about adopting Swift or putting in more work.
- ChrisLTD 6y agoThe thing is, the majority of Macs sold are laptops. It doesn’t make sense for them as a business to build a strategy around what’s best for desktop machines.
- OldHand2018 6y agoYes, if their plan was to keep both platforms forever it wouldn't make much sense. But if they have a 2-3 year transition plan, it might make more sense to start with something for which low sales is still a success.
- mrkstu 6y agoCompared to other x86 alternatives, historically true. Compared to Apple processors? Not so much. There isn't an Intel processor that is near the performance/watt in the iPad Pro, especially factoring in graphics performance.