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  • Apple unveils plans to ditch Intel chips in Macs for 'Apple Silicon'

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    nubus said:

    We didn't see any benchmarks comparing Apple Silicon to Intel and we didn't get any info on power consumption. It was just "this can run on Apple Silicon in 1080p" without showing frame rates. 
    That’s because this isn’t the silicon we’ll actually see in the new Macs. The demos (all of them during the entire Keynote!) were done on their prototype Development Platform, which was essentially an iPad Pro with an XDR Display running a recompiled version of macOS. Benchmarks at this point would be beyond pointless.

    With all that in mind, I am super-impressed, and you should be, too...
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  • Apple unveils plans to ditch Intel chips in Macs for 'Apple Silicon'

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    Peza said:
    Well this was the best WEDC keynote they’ve ever done, probably the best use of that new theatre since it was built too.
    I do like the new Apple Watch, iPhone and iPads features, even if they are ripped straight from Android.. 

    But.. I think Apple could have just killed the Mac, they are asking a lot from development houses here. And when your total market share globally is in single digits, I’m not sure many will comply, most did it for Intel as that’s the platform PCs use anyway, so it was easy, but now asking them to make effectively two apps, one for PC’s and one for Macs and iPads and iPhones, I’m not so sure many will want to do that, or, you’ll end up with a severely less capable app from the iPhone running in your new Max with Apple silicone.
    You seem to have zero understanding of this.

    And if Apple lifted a feature or two from Android (Citations, please!), who cares? Android lifted the entire OS design from Apple!

    Adobe and MS are already in; so that covers about 90% of the software running on all Personal Computers of all Platforms combined.

    And Apple has made it super easy, with great transition tools, a realistic “few days” timeline for most recompiles/ports, and what looks to be a bitchin’ Translation framework baked into the OS.

    I think you need to rethink your comments.
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  • Apple unveils plans to ditch Intel chips in Macs for 'Apple Silicon'

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    lkrupp said:

    AppleZulu said:
    Remember all those peanuts in the peanut gallery who were cursing Tim Cook because Apple was "abandoning the Mac?" 
    They are abandoning the Mac. The new machines will be just be iPads with a few tweaks. 
    ORLY? 

    Ever see an iPad run Maya?

    Quit with the Hater shit, willya? It gets really old. Take it to MacRumors; it’s all they’ve got there.
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  • Apple unveils plans to ditch Intel chips in Macs for 'Apple Silicon'

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    nubus said:
    1. Linux compatible but no word on Windows?
    2. If Messages is the most important Mac app and Safari is mainly for Pinterest... then this marks then end of the Mac for corporate use. Tim said PERSONAL computer. Don't expect docks or any focus on knowledge workers beyond group chat. iOS 14 uses AI to organize apps - but macOS doesn't use AI to organize documents or mix them with side panels showing related mails, chats,... that is super disappointing.
    1. The omission of Windows mention was the most eyebrow-raising thing in the demo.

    2. The term “Personal Computer” is a generic term. Give it a rest! 

    This is a transitional version of macOS. They can’t really let macOS shine until it can finally shed the Intel limitations, like no ML Subsystem to do those fancy document organization tricks.
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  • Apple unveils plans to ditch Intel chips in Macs for 'Apple Silicon'

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    dewme said:
    Excellent news and awesome presentation. Tim mentioned new Intel based Macs still being in the release pipeline and a two year transition period. There’s no way I could see myself purchasing a non Apple silicon Mac at this point but I suppose businesses still need to get work done during the transition. 

    Overall this is an absolutely brilliant move by Apple. I also like the fact that they’re calling it Apple Silicon rather than ARM. They deserve to give credit where it’s due, to Apple’s design team. 
    Yeah, these look so sweet that I worry a bit about an Osboune Effect with the Intel Macs. Fortunately, Apple already has the ability to retrofit existing Mac case designs with Axx SoCs, at least as soon as they get their USB4 subsystem or chip working.

    And I agree on the deemphasis of the Arm brand. The real reason this is going to work is not the Arm cores; but all those juicy Subsystems, all of which were 100% designed in house by Apple’s true geniuses...
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