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  • Tim Cook responds to Facebook's attack ads with tweet about privacy

    ajmasajmas
    I wonder how much the small business position is even valid. Brick and mortar stores don’t get access to this sort of information, so I suppose making it harder for online stores helps level the playing feel to an extent. 

    Note, that in certain cases loyalty cards do help physical stores work out customer buying patterns.  
    Beatswatto_cobra

  • Windows on Apple Silicon is up to Microsoft, says Craig Federighi

    ajmasajmas
    Microsoft already does the “Surface Pro X”, which is an ARM based device running Windows. It also runs on the Raspberry Pi, but that seems to be more of a Windows CE variant?

    At the same time making Windows work on M1 based computers likely won’t be enough, because people are generally using Windows to run stuff that is not available on macOS. If the application doesn’t work on Windows ARM, then that will be a deal breaker. This makes me wonder whether Apple would be willing to licence Rosetta 2 to Microsoft, for use with Windows?
    dysamoria

  • MacBook Air with M1 chip outperforms 16-inch MacBook Pro in benchmark testing

    ajmasajmas
    As soon as some real world tests are in, please publish them, even if it is just putting Rosetta 2 through its paces. Real world tests for me include FPS in a given 3D game, time for video processing or time to render a 3D scene in Blender, as examples. 

    I am not expecting anything amazing, just something that gives a real world impression, without being all defensive about either camps.
    watto_cobra

  • SoftBank considering sale or IPO of chip design company Arm Holdings

    ajmasajmas
    Apple buying ARM would likely be toxic. The notion being that Apple fully controlling ARM would likely drive many ARM customers away. 

    I am not sure Apple buying ARM would be beneficial to anyone. ARM does a good job of doing research and everyone else creates the implementation that suits their needs. 

    On the other hand if the shareholders were a healthy mix of companies that use ARM, then that may be of more interest?
    watto_cobra

  • Apple transition to own ARM chips in Macs rumored to start at WWDC

    ajmasajmas
    I already lived through the PowerPC era and in many ways moving to Intel breathed new life into the hardware. The stagnant PowerPC was ditched and in turn we gained access to a lot stuff that was Intel centric. 

    ARM has come a long way, especially in the mobile arena, but my concern is losing access to stuff that was designed to run on Intel chips. Apple needs to demonstrate that x86 apps can run as fast or faster on the new hardware to be interesting, in emulation. I am just worried that we will be back in a world where as Mac users we are on the defensive again for a niche choice.
    maltz