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So you're saying that we need to solve organizational stupidity by complicating all chips for everyone so that bad organizations can get a performance boost on
by btilly 6y ago
So you're saying that we need to solve organizational stupidity by complicating all chips for everyone so that bad organizations can get a performance boost on specialized tasks?
What percentage of consumers with these chips installed do you think are getting a performance win? Do you think it might be as high as 1%?
Do you think that the same resources devoted elsewhere might be worth more than 1% to that 99%? Whether that is in reduced cost, reduced bugs, or a boost for more widely used operations.
Yes, if you target a specific use case for a specific set of people, you can give them a nice win. But you shouldn't lose sight of the fact that CPUs cover a lot of use cases for a lot of people. And simplifying then focusing on the core mission is better for everyone in the end.
- anoncareer0212 6y agoLinus somewhat waved away the idea of tradeoffs, which is fine, he was speaking in generalities. Turning factual reports of where the tradeoff was helpful into a strawman insulting the reporter, and the users who benefit, is neither charitable nor illuminating.