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  • Apple suppliers expecting big Apple Silicon revenue boost in 2020 and 2021

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    Discrete GPUs will be going away for all AS imho.
    This is my perception from watching the WWDC videos.

    muthuk_vanalingam

  • Following defeat, European Commission doubles down on Apple tax critiques

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    crowley said:
    You mean like...

    Also, Apple don't "just follow" tax laws.  They actively structure their business to operate in the periphery and the gaps.

    Yes. The EU should not have brought this case in the first place eveything Apple and Ireland did was entirely legal.

    If the EU want to change things yes they need to change the laws for the future, but the EU is lazy and inefficient and they thought it would be  easier to just money grab accompanied by false accusations.

    It is Apple’s responsibility to structure it’s business however they can to best benefit Apple. The same way we as individuals don’t pay tax we don’t have to. Tax avoidance is not tax evasion. For example, some years I buy equipment for my business in advance of needing it to reduce a pending tax bill, that is my choice, is legal and in my opinion is financially prudent.
    cat52jbdragon

  • Following defeat, European Commission doubles down on Apple tax critiques

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    Beats said:
    At this point Apple should buy an island and store their money there. I'm thinking this is illegal right?
    Nauru? I.e. their own country.
    marklark

  • Apple suppliers expecting big Apple Silicon revenue boost in 2020 and 2021

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    Yes, the iPad has an A10, the iPad Air has an A12.

    And I’ll say it again, the AS team have said it is a family of chips aimed at different use cases. 
    A video editing MBP is not the same use case as a history student who only needs safari, mail and pages.

    The MBA might have the same chip as the entry level MBP with the MBP having a better display, more ram, different keyboard etc.
    But the top MBP will not have the same chip as the base student level MBA. Imho. Otherwise most people will just buy the cheapest machine at the screensize they want. That is not Apple. But time will tell. My guess is three SOC tiers: play, performance and pro.

    We may get a 13” MBP this year with an A14n, the rest of the line over the next 2 years including an iMac with A15N then a replacement 13” MBP with an A15n. Higher end chips will move down the line as new and better ones become available.

    I was surprised that the SE2 got an A13 but I think that is partly about not wanting too many chip variants and factory lines when they start adding the AS Mac chips. Partly about driving the augmented reality features. It also kicks the competition in the face which is nice. 

    I expect the iPad to be updated sooner rather than later for simialr reasons especially as A12 is the minimum for much of the augmented reality features now. A12 is now realistically the base minimum.

    i similarly think the minor bump for iPad Pro this year was to emphasise that the iPad Pro is plenty fast as is, and the new incoming chips are way better still. I’m sure Apple didn’t want the first AS MBP or MBA to be similar performance to an iPad Pro with an A13x, the new Macs will be significantly more advanced. Again imho.

    All guesswork of course ;)
    thtfastasleep

  • Apple suppliers expecting big Apple Silicon revenue boost in 2020 and 2021

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    WWDC AS team stated a family of chips, focused on different use cases.
    So different silicon in different Macs.
    i don’t think a $1000 13” Air user will get the same chip as a $4000 16” MBP user.
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