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So, this is the real reason of the switch to arm "apple proprietary" cpus. No, it may be a side-effect. (1) the real reason is that they are not dependent on I
by danieldk 6y ago
So, this is the real reason of the switch to arm "apple proprietary" cpus.
No, it may be a side-effect. (1) the real reason is that they are not dependent on Intel for their product schedules anymore; (2) they can use the custom silicon that they are already shipping on iOS devices (e.g. the Neural Engine); (3) investments in their silicon pay off across more products; and (4) all of their hardware will be on the same architecture.
They do not care about hobbyist niches of people that run hackintoshes or run Linux on the Mac. These niches are so small that it does not effect their bottom line.
(Doesn't mean that closed platforms don't suck.)
- neilalexander 6y agoI feel pretty much like you do on this. Linux on Macs only even comes up so much here because HN is a technical community that is already predisposed, but it’s definitely not why the average person buys a Mac for. It’s certainly not enough for Apple to pay attention to or spend money on.
- ghaff 6y agoWhat percentage of Mac users do you suppose have ever used the Terminal app? I'm guessing double digits but low double digits.
- neilalexander 6y agoI’d probably guess about the same although I really have no evidence for that guess. Very likely if you’re a developer, not so much otherwise (ignoring the odd website that tells you to copy-paste-this-thing to do/fix whatever).
- ghaff 6y ago>ignoring the odd website that tells you to copy-paste-this-thing to do/fix whatever Yeah. I was thinking that if the number were a lot higher than I'm guessing, that would be the reason.