GG1

Where's his comparison to the Samsung Tab 7?

I still use my Mini (first Retina model) near-daily. The lag between Safari pages is annoying, but it works perfectly otherwise. I know there is no business case to update it, but if Apple can update the SE every few years, maybe they can update the Mini similarly.

Beautiful exterior design. Understated AND sophisticated.

epicurus said:

they should be on a collision course with Samsung, i mean Samsung has been forking Googles Android more and more to build their own OS Tizen if i remember correctly, they all sell android devices if Google is getting into the hardware side then their attack should be Samsung in my opinion

If Samsung do fork Android for themselves (like Tizen), they would emulate Apple the best in being vertical with both software and hardware (even more hardware than Apple).

I would think from Google's perspective, Samsung with their own fork would be Google's nightmare.

From Samsung's perspective, Apple are their biggest competitor.

Edit: clarification.

MisterKit said:

I am a hardware tech layperson but these T chips and whatever might unfold in the future would seem to eliminate the possibility of a Hackentosh running MacOS at some point. It’s not hard to imagine that is part of Apple’s plan.

See the comments on a previous AI article:

https://forums.appleinsider.com/discussion/203235/apple-details-imac-pros-t2-chip-which-handles-secure-boot-system-management-isp-more/p1

The gist is that the T2 chip is not specifically targeting Hackintoshes at all, although they will be a casualty. Hackintoshes are a rounding error to Apple (to quote Ballmer).

See Ksec's post above (second paragraph).

jameskatt2 said:

Unless Apple Buys AMD - which is cheap - then Apple will not be making Intel compatible CPUs for Macs.

Would AMD's x86 licensing transfer in the event of a purchase? I don't know.

When Apple moved to Intel years ago, the Intel compatibility (for Windows) was a selling point (for businesses) for Mac hardware, but I doubt it is as big a selling point NOW vs. THEN. I'm sure Apple know their audience, so maybe Apply may shed Intel compatibility when they think the time is right, even if it leaves a few people stranded.

As more applications move to the cloud, the OS becomes less of a feature/differentiator.