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ARM has always had a strong incentive to promote more ARM platforms. Apple doesn't really change that, and they still pay royalties per chip, even with a perpet
by guitarbill 6y ago
ARM has always had a strong incentive to promote more ARM platforms. Apple doesn't really change that, and they still pay royalties per chip, even with a perpetual license on the ISA AFAIK.
Simply having less x86/Intel around can't hurt. Competitors are going to want similar battery life. This effectively means ARM. Also, there's now ARM chips being used in very capable laptop, desktop, mobile, and server applications. All of this reduces cross-architecture friction (cross-compiling, different memory models, etc).
- helmholtz 6y agoHonestly, consumers want similar battery life too. My current laptop is the latest XPS. What a fucking power-hog. Dell's done well at giving me OK battery life, but I pay for the power with pretty appalling thermals. I LOVE the idea of a fanless laptop that also lasts well into double digit hours. So much so that this is a non-negotiable requirement for me. Just like the Surface lineup instantly disqualified all 16:9 laptops from my life for eternity, the M1 has instantly disqualified shitty thermals for me.
- rwallace 6y ago> they still pay royalties per chip, even with a perpetual license on the ISA Why would they have to pay royalties per chip? I would've thought the whole point of a perpetual license on the ISA was that they didn't have to do that. What am I missing?