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I would be very surprised if the presence of the Intel ME had an impact on any CPU move Apple makes.
by mbreese 6y ago
I would be very surprised if the presence of the Intel ME had an impact on any CPU move Apple makes.
- turblety 6y agoI think it's highly likely they considered it. One of Apple's main marketing pieces is security/privacy. It's important as they push into the health and payment marketplaces (for things like the iWatch and contactless payments). It would make sense they want complete control over their hardware stack end to end. You can even see this in the Apple Secure Enclave on mobile, which was made possible due to their ability to customise their own ARM chips.
- leeoniya 6y agoremember that time Jobs flat out said no to Flash on iOS due to security? that was when flash was the dominant tech for delivering multimedia.
- harpratap 6y agoI believe he said no to flash because it was a battery hogging tech and would have rendered early smartphones basically useless as portable devices.