5 ms·
Apple would be switching to ARM regardless of what the x86 industry is doing.
by pier25 6y ago
Apple would be switching to ARM regardless of what the x86 industry is doing.
- andoriyu 6y agoYeah, they switched to Intel and went "Hey, you can run windows on it in VM or in bootcamp, maybe even play some games!". Then iPhone came along and propped the sales of macs. Now there are people tightly locked into Apple ecosystem that doesn't exist anywhere else. Saying it as someone who left that eco-system not that long ago and boy do I miss it. Now is a good time to switch to their silicon.
- mindfulhack 6y agoWhat supports that proposition? Plenty supports the opposite, such as Intel causing massive problems for several years e.g. to the MacBook Pro line, with overheating and thermal issues. They've been failing to innovate at the speed Apple would otherwise be able to, for a long time now.
- posix_me_less 6y ago> "Intel causing massive problems for several years e.g. to the MacBook Pro line, with overheating and thermal issues." Do you not realize how ridiculous this statement is? Apple knows what CPU models are going into their laptops, they could properly design hardware and software to prevent overheating and degradation.
- rowanG077 6y agoThey could. But that means the macbook pro would perform worse on all the superficial benchmarks.
- pier25 6y agoThere are plenty of arguments, but E2E control is probably the strongest one. It's not only about CPUs. Remember Nvidiagate or Radeongate? If Apple takes full control of the hardware like they did with iPhone/iPad/Watch they will (most likely) end up making better products. But also: - Single architecture on all their products - More perf per watt