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When they make optimizations for something, and then _artificially limit_ access to those optimizations (for applications that absolutely could utilize them) fo
by FireBeyond 5y ago
When they make optimizations for something, and then _artificially limit_ access to those optimizations (for applications that absolutely could utilize them) for purely commercial or marketing reasons, then yes, absolutely they're punishing.
Intel doesn't forbid compilers from generating code for SSE or AVX.
Apple _does_ forbid Chrome from using energy management and other APIs for no other reason than to keep it less efficient than Safari.
- JohnBooty 5y agoI didn't realize Safari made such heavy use of private APIs. That is unfair and I would not support that behavior whether talking about private software APIs or private hardware instructions. What I was half-assedly imagining wouldn't be anything like that. (Although, FWIW, Chrome has private APIs too: https://blog.chromium.org/2021/01/limiting-private-api-availability-in.html https://blog.chromium.org/2021/01/limiting-private-api-avail... Different use case, but still.)