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• mdriftmeyer said: Apple doesn't have a dependency on Intel anymore. It isn't due to ARM. It's due to AMD, but keep not understanding the massive differences between ARM and X86_64 instruction sets and architecture incompatibiliities, nevermin…

  in Apple posts ARM-compatible source code for XNU kernels in iOS & macOS Comment by the-other-one October 2017
• mdriftmeyer said: fallenjt said: The days Apple relying on third parties for Mac CPU starts getting less and less. I bet within a few years, Mac will run on Apple designed chips and will put AMD and Intel in the shitty position: compet…

  in Apple posts ARM-compatible source code for XNU kernels in iOS & macOS Comment by the-other-one October 2017
• tht said: MacPro said: 80s_Apple_Guy said: Does this mean going back to the days of most programs being incompatible with Mac like with the Power PC? No bootcamp anymore?  My guess would be there will be two types of Macs for…

  in Apple looking to develop custom ARM chips for future Macs, cutting out Intel - report Comment by the-other-one September 2017
• 80s_Apple_Guy said: Does this mean going back to the days of most programs being incompatible with Mac like with the Power PC? No bootcamp anymore?  Yes - no Boot Camp until MS ports MS Windows to ARM. It makes sense for Apple to move to A…

  in Apple looking to develop custom ARM chips for future Macs, cutting out Intel - report Comment by the-other-one September 2017
• tele1234 said: the-other-one said: It really comes down to this ... Are you a user that wants a tightly controlled experience [user interface, security, battery life] between both hardware and software at the expense of customizatio…

  in Another new kernel flaw that Google won't fix for Android users prompts more switching to Apple's i Comment by the-other-one January 2016
• jaffa said: Google's Android phones are updated. Google make the code available so 3rd parties with modded/skinned/forked versions of Android can also update - but they choose not. If 3rd party companies made phones using a modified/skinne…

  in Another new kernel flaw that Google won't fix for Android users prompts more switching to Apple's i Comment by the-other-one January 2016
• the-other-one said: volcan said: According to the researchers, SELinux on Android makes this exploit extremely unlikely. SELinux was adopted by Android in version 4.3. So if you look at the graph in this article you can see that approx…

  in Another new kernel flaw that Google won't fix for Android users prompts more switching to Apple's i Comment by the-other-one January 2016
• volcan said: According to the researchers, SELinux on Android makes this exploit extremely unlikely. SELinux was adopted by Android in version 4.3. So if you look at the graph in this article you can see that approximately 2/3 of all Android …

  in Another new kernel flaw that Google won't fix for Android users prompts more switching to Apple's i Comment by the-other-one January 2016