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> I note how even in the Apple marketing they compare it to generations 3 or 4 chips ago Apple is just marketing to the biggest buyer group (2 generation upgra
by dmix 2y ago
> I note how even in the Apple marketing they compare it to generations 3 or 4 chips ago
Apple is just marketing to the biggest buyer group (2 generation upgrades) in their marketing material?
This isn’t like iPhones where people buy them every 1-2 years (because they break or you lose it etc), laptops have a longer shelf life, you usually run to the ground over 2+ yrs and then begrudgingly upgrade.
- christophilus 2y agoThe + is doing some heavy lifting there. I’m on a 2019 XPS running Fedora with niri. It doesn’t feel like it’s kicking the bucket any time soon.
- MBCook 2y agoAnd my 2019 Intel MBP is still working too. Use it every day. The idea of a 6x (or whatever) performance jump is certainly tempting. Exactly as they intend it to be. If I was in charge of replacing it I would be far more likely to buy than if I had an M3. They’re trying to entire likely buyers.