CelticPaddy

BeDifferent said:

Apple will obviously retain a visual distinction between iMessage & other protocols. The green bubble stigma is one of the greatest marketing tools ever, and it’s free.

kellie said:

ApplePoor said:

It seems all four M1 chips had nearly the same single core performance. We saw that all four of the M2 chips also had similar single core speeds and there was about a 15% increase in the average number. So, for me, there was no incentive to upgrade to the M2 series. The first three of four M3 chips repeat the average single core speed  concept of the M1 and M2. But there was a larger percentage increase in the average single core speed over the M2.

I am intrigued that a M3 Max MacBook Pro can now be acquired that is nearly as powerful as my M1 MacStudio (128GB and 8TB SSD) with the same amount of memory and SSD in just two generations. I thought I had really future proofed my M1 MacStudio with those top go the line options. And the fully configured MacBook Prop price is fairly close to my MacStudio price.

I thought we had a good performance boost going from the 68030 in my IIci to the 68040 in my IIfx. The Intel years were snoozers in terms of performance  increases over time.

But I am concerned how many more rabbits are in the hat for this M series chip to continue this pace of spec improvements. The crowd that needs and can afford the top models is far smaller than the more modest needs and prices group. With the lower operating temperatures of the M series computers, one could expect much longer service lives of the M devices. 

Like the iPhone, the incremental changes are getting smaller and the crowd seems to be wanting to spread their acquisition cost over more years.

So could Apple turn off operating system support for the M1 series at some future time like they will Intel chips? And how many generations of M series will be supported?

The computing power necessary for the average non-pro users is already exceeded. One usually does not see a Ferrari V8 in a Karman Gaia.

The M1 architecture is the same as the M3.  There’s no reason Apple can’t support the M1 as long as it supports the M3

palomine said:

What is Apple doing with AI these days?

timmillea said:

eightzero said:

AniMill said:

It really feels like foolish to buy a Mac Studio M2 Max/Ultra right now. An M2 Max system comes to $3800…and slower than the M3 14” MBP spec’ed above.

my guess would be the M3 studio line shows up when they can actually get the chip supply. the "missed opportunity" likely caused by the chips not being available in quantity yet. and something had to come out first.

Yesterday's announcement feels more like the death knell for the Studio. It always was a short-term product to cover up the lack of a Mac Pro. Now that an M3 Max can be put in a MacBook, it can be put in the Mini. The Studio should always have been Mini-sized. Only the top end Studio configurations justified the extra size and heat sinking - the lower-end Studios never did. The M3 range of Mac Minis will be coming out in a few months. They will embarrass the current Studio models, which I would expect to be quietly dropped. 

Draco said:

People who still want leather, like me, are just going to buy non-Apple accessories. It's a stupid move that will sacrifice sales on the altar of virtue signaling. 

It's like their lightning and USB-C cables that are made out of recycled butterfly wings but only last a couple of years before they break. 

Honkers said:

CelticPaddy said:

Honkers said:

CelticPaddy said:

lmasanti said:

Maybe… just maybe… Apple convinced GSM to put E2EE into the standard.
Then… Apple will be include RCS in its Ones.

Simple!

Apple can even ‘help’ in the effort.
Apple gave its tech to build Qi2, Matter, the new key standard…

Not gonna happen. Illegal in most countries, including the U.S. 

Huh?  What's illegal?

Most countries do not allow E2EE encryption of telephony systems. They must be tappable by law enforcement. 

So Google's RCS is illegal?  This sounds highly dubious.

laytech said:

Great idea and every country and every technology company should do this, including scanning emails.