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You have to be quite cynical if you see Apple's transition to ARM only as a ploy to get people to replace their Intel based machines. I am sure it is a nice bon
by nextlevelwizard 2y ago
You have to be quite cynical if you see Apple's transition to ARM only as a ploy to get people to replace their Intel based machines. I am sure it is a nice bonus, but performance and efficiency just went through the roof.
With yearly iPhone releases it is harder to justify upgrades. Like for author - upgrading from working phone to newer model while not gaining anything significant is stupid.
- IndrekR 2y agoIf the computer here is 20 years old, then we are talking about PowerPC based Mac. So two transitions over this devices lifetime: PowerPC -> Intel -> ARM.
- shepherdjerred 2y agoYeah, it was really strange when Apple migrated to the niche x86 architecture. Definitely a money grab.
- obmelvin 2y agoApple had good reasons for both transitions. In the scheme of 'forced upgrades' these are about as good as you're going to get. Also, if the OPs dad is using the computer for so little that it would last another 30 years, they certainly have no need to upgrade computers. No reason one can't keep using an intel iMac to browse the web
- Dalewyn 2y ago>With yearly iPhone releases it is harder to justify upgrades. It might be helpful to think of them like cars: New models every year, but customers only "upgrade" every 10 to 20 years.
- tonyedgecombe 2y agoI don’t think it really matters if some people upgrade more frequently as long as the old devices enter the secondary market. What we don’t want is functional devices rotting in a drawer or landfill.