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Did Apple just imply that buying a faster processor from them levels the playing field for underrepresented minorities? Did anybody else hear this or am I hallu

Did Apple just imply that buying a faster processor from them levels the playing field for underrepresented minorities? Did anybody else hear this or am I hallucinating?

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dash2 5y ago
It gives them a "place at the table".
alwillis 5y ago
Did Apple just imply that buying a faster processor from them levels the playing field for underrepresented minorities? In the context of a $4000 Mac Studio with something like FinalCut Pro allows them similar creative power that the inaccessible, siloed $10,000 workstations. You're much more likely to see a Mac Studio in a school, library or computer lab where underrepresented people live. I had a gig a few years ago that took place in a public library with a lab of trashcan-style Intel Mac Pros, which were more expensive and far less capable than a Mac Studio.
- gowld 5y ago
  A school/library should not waste money on a $4000 computer.
  - zodiakzz 5y ago
    ... they should waste $8000 on an Intel + Nvidia to teach video processing?
  - theshrike79 5y ago
    Our library has a room with a PS4 with four controllers and a full VR set and 3D-printers and a CAD vinyl cutter and a bunch of sowing machines etc. It's not a waste of money when you bring expensive equipment to tens of thousands of people to use. A single $4k computer for a 1000+ student school should be an afterthought, spread that cost over 5 years and the cost per student is minuscule. This is not a Chromebook you get for every student, you'll need one or two max - unless the school specifically focuses on A/V production.
    - crackercrews 5y ago
      > A single $4k computer for a 1000+ student school should be an afterthought, spread that cost over 5 years and the cost per student is minuscule. This is equally true for a $10k computer, spread over all the students. It's great to save money. But Apple's diversity claim just doesn't add up.
- crackercrews 5y ago
  Does the new $4,000 computer allow you to do things that cannot be done on an M1 Mac Mini that costs $699? Or does it just make those things faster? I'm not a video expert so honestly don't know.
jazzyjackson 5y ago
it ensures you meet your deadlines too
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blintz 5y ago
Yup: "Now we're going to have designers from different backgrounds, different voices, different experiences, being able to have a seat at the table." (34:30)

Did Apple just imply that buying a faster processor from them levels the playing field for underrepresented minorities? Did anybody else hear this or am I hallucinating?

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dash2 5y ago

It gives them a "place at the table".

alwillis 5y ago

Did Apple just imply that buying a faster processor from them levels the playing field for underrepresented minorities? In the context of a $4000 Mac Studio with something like FinalCut Pro allows them similar creative power that the inaccessible, siloed $10,000 workstations. You're much more likely to see a Mac Studio in a school, library or computer lab where underrepresented people live. I had a gig a few years ago that took place in a public library with a lab of trashcan-style Intel Mac Pros, which were more expensive and far less capable than a Mac Studio.

gowld 5y ago
A school/library should not waste money on a $4000 computer.
- zodiakzz 5y ago
  ... they should waste $8000 on an Intel + Nvidia to teach video processing?
- theshrike79 5y ago
  Our library has a room with a PS4 with four controllers and a full VR set and 3D-printers and a CAD vinyl cutter and a bunch of sowing machines etc. It's not a waste of money when you bring expensive equipment to tens of thousands of people to use. A single $4k computer for a 1000+ student school should be an afterthought, spread that cost over 5 years and the cost per student is minuscule. This is not a Chromebook you get for every student, you'll need one or two max - unless the school specifically focuses on A/V production.
  - crackercrews 5y ago
    > A single $4k computer for a 1000+ student school should be an afterthought, spread that cost over 5 years and the cost per student is minuscule. This is equally true for a $10k computer, spread over all the students. It's great to save money. But Apple's diversity claim just doesn't add up.
crackercrews 5y ago
Does the new $4,000 computer allow you to do things that cannot be done on an M1 Mac Mini that costs $699? Or does it just make those things faster? I'm not a video expert so honestly don't know.

jazzyjackson 5y ago

it ensures you meet your deadlines too

jsnodlin 5y ago

blintz 5y ago

Yup: "Now we're going to have designers from different backgrounds, different voices, different experiences, being able to have a seat at the table." (34:30)