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The last time I remember Apple saying "don't look at the specs" is about powerpc cpu frequency vs intel. And Apple ended up ditching powerpc for intel.
by cm2187 3y ago
The last time I remember Apple saying "don't look at the specs" is about powerpc cpu frequency vs intel. And Apple ended up ditching powerpc for intel.
- wredue 3y agoFrequency doesn’t equal performance. If you’ll recall, the Pentium 4s were bumping against 4.0 ghz clock rates and the core processors came along and frequencies dropped to 2 while gaining mucho performance.
- The_Colonel 3y agoBut PowerPCs were inferior to Intel at that time and Apple just wanted to muddle the waters.
- troupo 3y agoSteve Jobs used to say something like we're not in the business of chasing numbers, we're building the best products. It seems that as of late Apple is all about chasing numbers.
- bombcar 3y ago“If the facts are against you, argue the law. If the law is against you, argue the facts. If the law and the facts are against you, pound the table and yell like hell.” There are tradeoffs, and the energy efficiency of the M* processors was a huge win for laptops obviously, but anytime there’s a trade off there’s something being traded.