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Leaving aside the x86 vs Arm efficiency debate, the key takeaway with the M1 for me is that the Arm licensing business model has allowed Apple to innovate on to
by klelatti 6y ago
Leaving aside the x86 vs Arm efficiency debate, the key takeaway with the M1 for me is that the Arm licensing business model has allowed Apple to innovate on top of the Arm ISA and create something genuinely impressive.
I know the x86 ecosystem is more open but the costs of being locked into the x86 duopoly for so long have been invisible. The M1 is making them visible.
- AntiImperialist 6y agoSo, does that mean we should be looking at Risc V as the future of computing?
- viktorcode 6y ago> Leaving aside the x86 vs Arm efficiency debate Just to clarify, there was no debate about efficiency in terms of work per Watt for a very long time now. Arm wins in this regard, because it is designed for efficiency. The remaining questions were question is how fast can Arm go? Can it compete with x86 performance-wise?
- klelatti 6y agoI think we know the answer to the final question now!