anome

I'm interested in this kind of technology as a curiosity. I'd like to see what functionality they have, how it works, etc.

I even like Ray Bans, and own some.

But Facebook? No thanks.

You're all on the wrong track. The clear indication is that Apple are announcing their new Space based initiative. The mothership is finally going to fly.

That's why they want everyone to return to the office. So they're all on board at lift-off.

Getting October 26th to November 11th for the base model here. Upgrading to 128GB gets "Unavailable" and either 32 or 128 GB with Cellular gets October 1-11.

omasou said:

anome said:

Ultimately, this is a good thing. Intel, or rather their architecture, has had way too much hold over the industry for too long. Moving to an open-source based architecture which the hardware manufacturers can tailor to their specific needs is good for us, and maybe we can get some actual innovation going.

All we need to do now is convince MS to ditch Intel altogether. As long as Windows supports x86, we'll never be able to get rid of it, because there will be no incentive for business to move off it.

For AWS and Apple and probably Google it's about a purpose built (not open source) CPU or SoC for the task vs. a generic be everything to everyone architecture. Especially, one that is as long in the tooth as x86.

I misspoke, ARM isn't "open-source", but it is "open". Which is what I meant, and if I'd thought about it longer, I'd have realised my mistake.

Apple Silicon (and the putative Google processor) is purpose built, but based on an open architecture - ARM. The same way macOS is purpose built, but based on the open BSD.

I still think anything that gets rid of x86 is a good thing, for a number of reasons.

Ultimately, this is a good thing. Intel, or rather their architecture, has had way too much hold over the industry for too long. Moving to an open-source based architecture which the hardware manufacturers can tailor to their specific needs is good for us, and maybe we can get some actual innovation going.

All we need to do now is convince MS to ditch Intel altogether. As long as Windows supports x86, we'll never be able to get rid of it, because there will be no incentive for business to move off it.