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  • How Apple Silicon Macs can supercharge computing in the 2020s

    Dan_DilgerDan_Dilger

    dinoone said:
    ARM recent vulnerabilities (incl. Checkm8, Spectre and Meltdown) surfacing in past Apple silicon efforts, including the currently pervasive T2, are concerning indeed. 
    Hope Apple is finally reacting to such Achilles’ heel in its Apple Silicon strategy. Which, if appropriately handled, could turn into a strategic advantage on competing mainstream silicon.
    Checkm8 could affect T2 Macs with an intel processor, but Spectre and Meltdown are vulnerabilities that relate to branch processing, which isn't something a T2 would be doing and says nothing about Apple's silicon itself. These vulnerabilities affected all modern CPUs, and Apple was best positioned to protect users with OS-level fixes. 

    None of this is "concerning indeed."
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  • How Apple Silicon Macs can supercharge computing in the 2020s

    Dan_DilgerDan_Dilger

    k2kw said:
    blastdoor said:
    The title is about the future, the content about the past.

    Here’s a thought about the future — I wonder if “desktop AI/ML” will define the Mac of the 2020s the way desktop publishing did in the 80s. 

    Combine user friendly tools for training models with your data with uniquely powerful hardware. Train on Mac, deploy on iPhone 
    Yeah, I read through all that to only get 5nm.   But one thing is guaranteed-this is about PROFITS.   I'm sure Desktop ARM chips will be cheaper to make and will have greater profit margin.    I'm hoping Apple tries to increase its volume but won't hold my breath on this.   With the move to an arm based architecture I am expecting macOS to become more iPhone/ipad like as they share a common software base.  SuperOS for the future.

    DED is usually very good a reiterating the history of Apple's rise to dominance, but doesn't have the same track record with prognostication about the future.
    You should actually look into my "track record in prognosticating the future" and then issue a humble apology. 
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  • How Apple Silicon Macs can supercharge computing in the 2020s

    Dan_DilgerDan_Dilger
    blastdoor said:
    The title is about the future, the content about the past.

    Here’s a thought about the future — I wonder if “desktop AI/ML” will define the Mac of the 2020s the way desktop publishing did in the 80s. 

    Combine user friendly tools for training models with your data with uniquely powerful hardware. Train on Mac, deploy on iPhone 
    Ironic, your comment about the future really is about the past. Check out WWDC sessions from 2017 on CoreML, "train on Mac, deploy on iPhone."

    This article is outlining the future in view of the past. 
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  • iPhone 12 camera module cannot be replaced by third-party repair technicians

    Dan_DilgerDan_Dilger
    It’s not just related to security. Authorizing parts also helps to destroy the market for stolen phones. Because they can be authorized, thieves take them apart to sell off parts. If the stolen parts can’t be used, it erases a major motive for stealing. 
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  • Mac with T2 Security Chip required to play 4K Netflix streams in macOS Big Sur

    Dan_DilgerDan_Dilger
    The T2 chip includes Apple’s hardware accelerated video encoder for video. If Netflix were to “just use Chrome” it could perhaps “do” 4K video in software but it would be lower quality and cause a major implosion of battery life while the fans ran at full tilt as you’re trying to watch Netflix (and would force users to run Chrome.

    Capture a 4K video on your iOS device and then try to play that on a pre-T2 Mac and it will be readily obvious. 

    As we have been noting for some time, T2 was the first step towards Apple Silicon. 
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