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  • Five more TSMC chip plants planned in U.S. expansion

    robabarobaba
    No way in Hell Apple would be allowed to purchase TSMC, even if they were willing to be bought out (which they are not).  Half a dozen nations would block the sale, and even if it were to bo through, Apple would be broken up shortly there-after.  

    Not.

    Gonna.

    Happen.
    muthuk_vanalingamOferjony0watto_cobra

  • Epic CEO Tim Sweeney grilled on platform agreements, V-Bucks

    robabarobaba
    photography guy said:
    Sweeney Todd did not prepare well for his testimony. He looks totally out of his element, and his answers sound like he just woke up 5 minutes ago after a night of heavy partying.
    Sooooo basically like I’ve always pictured him.  Funny that.
    spock1234photography guyBeatswatto_cobra

  • The critics were impossibly wrong: Apple CEO Tim Cook was -- and is -- the right person fo...

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    OutdoorAppDeveloper said:
    Tim Cook deserves a lot of praise. From a customer standpoint, Apple has reliably delivered the products it promised even during the chip shortage. Apple rarely overpromises on its products capabilities. I do wish that Apple took more risks, although perhaps not at the "bet the company" level of Steve Jobs. Apple has the opportunity to disrupt the entire computer industry with the M1 and M2 processors but to do that they would have to draw far outside the lines. Steve would have created a Mac Nano by now costing around $300 with a M1 processor. It would have turned the industry upside down as the Windows world has literally nothing to compete with that. In other areas, such as VR, Apple is far behind the rest of the industry. Perhaps their AR glasses will redefine the market the way the iPhone did.
    Apple already has the Mac nano.  You might have heard of it, it’s a little thing called the iPhone.
    Detnator

  • Apple TV with camera and built-in HomePod speaker reportedly in the works

    robabarobaba
    Hmm.  Built in camera?  Don’t most Apple TV boxes sit below the screen like tuners/amps equipment have for decades?  This would make for a really bad FaceTime camera angle.  

    Otoh, integrated ATV + HomePod sound is a no-brain-er.  Especially if it incorporated the bass missing from the new mini versions.  Effectively a center channel/sub-woofer combo.
    Beatstenthousandthingswatto_cobran2itivguy

  • Intel wants to manufacture Apple Silicon

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    cpsro said:
    Designing for 7nm is one thing. Manufacturing at 7nm is another and everybody knows it. It would be great if Intel could get there, perhaps with federal stimulus, but I don't see how they can do it anytime soon or become price-competitive ever. Actually, they should be "skating" now toward 5nm or less to be competitive.
    Too big a bite of the Apple is what got them in this process jam in the first place.  Doubling down on the mistake only made it worse.  Hopefully they had someone good working on a completely new process way-back in the back of the lab to jump start the process
    watto_cobra