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Would make more sense to software disable it? Then when new hardware comes out the older hardware can be upgraded to support a new OS and utilise the second cor
by robryan 15y ago
Would make more sense to software disable it? Then when new hardware comes out the older hardware can be upgraded to support a new OS and utilise the second core rather than being left behind.
- jonhohle 15y agoiOS is already a pre-emptive, multi-processing OS. It would have no problem using a second core.
- jevinskie 15y agoWouldn't it make more sense to enable it from the get go if it is really available and not locked out for yield purposes?
- msbarnett 15y agoYeah. The simplest and most plausible explanation here is that they're using the Apple TV's relatively low performance demands as a way to get some use out of A5s with defective cores
- mrleinad 15y agoNot if you're planning to advertise the next version of your product as "now it has a dual-core processor"
- Steko 15y agoAs mentioned if they have switched all their 4S production over to this chip they may be able to support their Apple TV line primarily with dies that have a borked processor (otherwise those get thrown out). In that case only upgrading a portion of the people who bought Apple TVs with a software update might be counterproductive.