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mjtomlin said:

kkqd1337 said:

I'm dubious of their claims. But i'm all for it if its true. I'll probably wait for M2 tho as I dont need anything right now.

One thought I had....

if these chips are so amazing.... why are they not making servers? using them in data centres, thats where power per watt really matters isnt it?

Efficiency matters everywhere, not just in data centers. It allows you to push up performance without using more power and generating more heat. This is how and why the new MacBook Air does not need fan, but has 3x the performance as the Intel model.

And in other news, Apple has recently clarified its licensing documentation to clear up some of the grey areas in system leasing.


https://blog.macstadium.com/blog/developers-big-sur-and-vindication

docno42 said:

mwhite said:

My question is how do you install and iPad app on these new Mac's?

The same way you do on an iPad - the app store. 

Whether they mix everything into the Mac App store or introduce an iOS app store alongside the Mac App Store that remains to be seen.

I suspect the Mac app store will expand.  Hopefully they will handle it better than the UI unification with the Music App and Apple Music vs. your personal library

Apparently, the iPad version gets replaced when a Mac native appears on the App Store. 

AppleInsider said:

Apple also showed off new Universal Apps that include a native binary for Apple Silicon and Intel. Both app versions will be able to be downloaded in one fell swoop from the App Store or the web.

I wonder if that's what is actually going to happen.

Since they already carry out the final compilation when downloading the app from the store, they could strip the ASi/Intel code depending on where the final binary is going.

Outside the App Store, you get both though.

harrykatsaros said:

Disappointed by the no design refresh. iPad Pro style thin bezel screens and Face ID should have been included in the new MacBooks. Every other PC manufacturer is now making top line notebooks with modern edge to edge screen designs and Apple is still shipping a machine that looks almost identical to what they first released in 2015. Face ID is the most baffling thing of all. The Mac is the best suited platform to unlock the power of Face ID and it’s the only platform where it’s not available. 

Yeah, that's a tricky one. The thing is that Apple is selling transition: they do not want existing sales to dry up; they do not want folk to start waiting three years until the whole line has moved across. Keeping the case the same is a psychological trick for the vast majority of Apple's customers who are concerned with platform stability more than anything else. They're going to tread slowly and cautiously. This is the biggest change to the Mac since the Intel switch. See what the reaction is to the new machines, and feed that into the design of the next generation. 

I'd like to see new cases, but I understand why they might wait for that.

I wasn't expecting FaceID because there are an awful lot of folk who plug their laptops into monitors. I do that and even using TouchID is a a bit of a pain; FaceID would be worse. The other thing about FaceID is that it can be a bit fussy about angles. 

hackintoisier said:

“ Apple can radically take future Macs in a new direction that will leave behind standard PCs the same way that iPad has left simpler Android tablets in the dust, or the way iPhone silicon has rapidly advanced beyond what is even available in an Android phone.”

This article fails to consider AMD’s innovation on x86. Zen 3 is a dominant part and Zen 4 will be on 5 nanometer. Kudos to Apple to innovating, but x86 has such an entrenched install base, both in the consumer and server markets that it’s unlikely the bulk of users will move, especially given AMD’s performance. What may end up happening is, both intel and  AMD innovate , and their chips will exceed Apple’s offerings. And the question will be, was Apple wise to move on? 

Only time will tell. 

You’re trying to create a possible future based on a past and present that just isn’t happening. Intel has failed to land any really significant performance leaps in six years. All we’ve had from them is slightly faster chips that draw more power while generating more heat. AMD will still lack anything close to the optimisations that Apple needs to build AI and AR into laptops that run fast and run cool.