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I wonder if people realize Apple could've offered the same product for probably no more than $800 at most using its own next-gen A9 processor with similar perfo
by higherpurpose 12y ago
I wonder if people realize Apple could've offered the same product for probably no more than $800 at most using its own next-gen A9 processor with similar performance. All it needed to do is focus earlier on on ARM portability for its Mac apps.
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- wodenokoto 12y agoAre you saying that this is the same speed as an iPad air?
- woof 12y ago>All it needed to do is focus earlier on on ARM portability for its Mac apps. Just like Microsoft did with Windows RT?
- dilap 12y agoswitching architectures ain't something you do just so you can get a temporary price reduction in one product! it's kind of a big deal†. (& apple knows exactly what's involved, since they've done it twice already. (68k => ppc => intel.)) i don't think we'll see arm mac's unless/until intel definitively becomes uncompetitive. †in an ecosystem where distributing arch-specific binaries to end-users is still a big deal
- Phlarp 12y agoI doubt this very much.
- untog 12y agoYes, because Windows RT was such a huge success.