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  • Intel swipes at Apple Silicon with selective benchmark claims

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    GeorgeBMac said:

    Since the M1 blocks you from running Windows, and not being able to run Windows means you won't be able to run proprietary Windows programs, then it doesn't matter how fast either is and that is EXACTLY what it is:  Windows vs MacOS.  As I said, but you ignored:

    It doesn't matter how fast it is if it can't do what it needs to do.   Would you take a Porsche to pick up a yard of mulch?

    For me, it brings back memories of a project I was handed to transfer data from a DB2 database into a proprietary system and, the only way to do that while retaining data integrity was to type it into the receiving system.   I had both a Mac and a Windows machine sitting on my desk at work but neither would do it.   Instead I had to use my home computer running OS2 to read a record from the DB2 database and then type it into the proprietary system using a keyboard emulator.   In that context, both the Mac and Windows machines were worthless."


    M1 doesn't "block" Windows. If Microsoft wants to make Windows on ARM available for retail sale, or to Parallels and VMWare as "OEMs" then it will run on the M1 Macs with a little bit of work (I'm running a beta of Windows on ARM on the Parallels technical preview and it mostly works). 
    Fidonet127Xedwatto_cobra

  • Is AppleCare+ worth it for iPhone?

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    They wouldn’t sell it if they didn’t make money on it. That said, for some, having the peace of mind makes it worth it. As for theft protection, also check to see if your homeowner’s/renter’s policy offers protection. I had a phone stolen and making a claim with my insurer just required a police report. It did have a $500 deductible, though. 
    razorpitwatto_cobra

  • Apple takes TSMC's whole 3nm production capacity for Mac, iPhone, iPad

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    Are we sure that's not supposed to read 600,000 wafers annually, not processors?
    muthuk_vanalingamSpamSandwichtmayfrantisekrezwitswatto_cobraargonaut

  • Parallels 16 for Apple Silicon M1 Mac launches in beta - minus Intel OS support

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    cloudguy said:
    jdb8167 said:
    commentzilla said:
    So fairly useless at this point without Windows for ARM and absent of so many things that made it useful before.
    If Microsoft makes it legal to use Windows on Arm in a VM on macOS then this will be very useful. 
    Has no chance of happening. 
    Perhaps not if Gates or Ballmer were still CEO, but Satya Nadella is more pragmatic. 
    zeus423watto_cobra

  • Apple Silicon M1 Mac delivery times slip into 2021 for higher-end configurations

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    tyler82 said:
    kpom said:
    tyler82 said:
    I ordered the base Air on Nov. 12 (via Adorama) and not a peep from Apple yet on shipping. Hope it gets here by Christmas since it's a gift!
    Wow. I took advantage of a Cyber Monday promotion at Adorama for the configuration I wanted (16GB/7Core GPU/512GB). Hopefully I get mine before January 8 (by when I need to return the model I've been using). Did they submit the drop-ship order to Apple November 12?
    I just got notice that it shipped today!

    Great news! Mine should arrive by the end of the year, then. 

    watto_cobra