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The article makes a good point on positioning, but I'm not sure if it's due to lack of data points. Sure Apple seems to be using the M1 in across every price s
by paulpan 5y ago
The article makes a good point on positioning, but I'm not sure if it's due to lack of data points.
Sure Apple seems to be using the M1 in across every price segment for their products, but M1 is also literally the first iteration of their shift to running macOS on ARM and not x86 architecture. This mass push mainly serves to speed up the transition.
No doubt there'll be a higher performing SOC for Apple's Pro lineup such as Mac Pro, Macbook Pro. History has confirmed this since Apple developed the A*X chips specifically for the Pro lineup of iPads. Main question is, how many concurrent SOCs will Apple maintain? Just 2 as they've done for the iPhone & iPad Pro divide or potentially more?
- evanmoran 5y agoI believe you are 100% correct that when the M1X chips are released they will clearly differentiate the pro market. At the same time it would be impressive of Apple if the X chips capture MacBook Pro, iMac Pro and Mac Pro markets all with a single chip as well. So (as you point out) the article is only half the picture as it’s missing the pro lineup. And yet the article’s main point is true that Apple is satisfying an absurd number of products with (likely) only two processors.