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Genuine question: Do you think Apple will want to move their supply chain on feom the very successful M series Arm based processors, particularly when they have
by anakaine 2y ago
Genuine question: Do you think Apple will want to move their supply chain on feom the very successful M series Arm based processors, particularly when they have very performant x86 interpretation layers, killer benchmarks, and all the other selling points. I imagine at this point they will be locked in for at least one more cycle, M5, given the lead times on chip production, etc.
RISC-V could be a thing, but its another massive OS move, driver move, new transcription layer(s), and potential instability, for some unproven gains at this point. Arm ramping up pricing could force the issue, I guess
- e40 2y agoIsn’t Apple immune from ARM price increases?
- tonyedgecombe 2y agoApple do pay a license fee but it isn't much. https://9to5mac.com/2023/11/29/apple-arm-licensing-revenue/ https://9to5mac.com/2023/11/29/apple-arm-licensing-revenue/
- tonyedgecombe 2y agoApple put ARM processors in a ton of things besides phones and computers. My Apple mouse and keyboard both have ARM processors in. They may well consider an alternative if it allows them to avoid the licensing fees on those devices.
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- renewedrebecca 2y agoThere's no way on earth Apple will move from the M series to RISC-V.
- fork-bomber 2y agoInternet: Please take note for future Lolz.