> From Software developers. As a developer, I have managed to stay outside their (nVidia and Apple both) moats. And what I've seen, as a consumer, has left me

> From Software developers. As a developer, I have managed to stay outside their (nVidia and Apple both) moats. And what I've seen, as a consumer, has left me wanting. Granted m* battery life is impressive, but I'm not that much of a laptop person. But I'd love for someone to enlighten me how a 16GB RAM upgrade with $200 dollar tag is any way normal. > Their Hardware's value is derived from their Software Their value is derived from their lock-in. If you bought into it, then yeah, it's going to be difficult to switch. OTOH, if you didn't, then there is almost no value. > As Jensen once said As Todd Howard once said - Sixteen times the detail![0] Anecdotes aside, how is that working for nVidia? Oh, they just blackmailed GPU reviewers[1] and their GPU drivers randomly flicker, and cause kernel reboots[2]? Yeah. I definitely feel the TCO getting good, maybe even burnt. Much like their 12VHPWR connections. But maybe they will fare much better on B2B, I couldn't tell you or care much about it. I honestly wish them a very SGI-experience. And seeing how they weathered the last craze (see cryptocurrency), I wouldn't bet my livelihood on it. [0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3rXKCT_STM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3rXKCT_STM [1]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiekGcwaIho https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiekGcwaIho [2]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTXoUsdSAnA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTXoUsdSAnA