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>M1 was released in November 2020, less than three years ago. How the hell are we supposed to be on M3 now? Marketing. Consider why Chrome and Firefox increase
by Dalewyn 4y ago
>M1 was released in November 2020, less than three years ago. How the hell are we supposed to be on M3 now?
Marketing. Consider why Chrome and Firefox increase their major version number every release for the smallest change now.
When Intel and AMD are both bumping up their version numbers every year or two, Apple sitting on M1 for three years looks out of fashion to the simpler people.
This isn't to say Apple (nor Intel and AMD for that matter) should release new CPUs or bump the number up anyway every year, but human psychology is undeniable.
- maximus-decimus 4y agoDo people really pick Chrome/Firefox instead of Edge because the version number is higher?
- Dalewyn 4y agoUnless I missed something, Edge matches Chrome with version number because it's just Chrome with Microsoft frosting. But to answer the question: Yes. "Bigger number better" is how most people compare things.
- Tagbert 4y agoThose aren't really major version numbers. Those are release numbers. Chrome and Firefox are not using semantic versioning anymore.
- Dalewyn 4y agoThey are major version numbers, for example the latest Firefox is v111.0.1 and Chromium is v114.0.5708.0. Yes, the most miniscule of minor changes is reflected with lower-level version numbers, but the major version number still gets bumped up for next to no reason other than marketing.