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cloudguy said:

danox said:

Apple’s need cause them to roll up their sleeves and (go back to the 1980’s) the iPhone/iPad/Mac in house cpu was the result and the introduction of the M1x, M2 in June 2021 will put the final nail in the coffin, which is why all these companies are in a panic.

Apple has 35% of the tablet market, 15% of the smartphone market and 8% of the PC market. Please end your delusions.

imagladry said:

Usually I see government industrial subsidy as a good thing but… I have a question. Five years ago the technology to do what TSMC was doing existed since as they were doing it. Instead, the US chip companies rested on there laurels, thinking what they were doing as good enough and could not even develop the capability to do what TSMC was doing. Now the IS chip companies are 5 years behind and crying for help from the government to do what they couldn’t/didn’t do 5 years ago.  So, why were they not developing this technology 5 years ago? Then  would have continued to be a leader in the industry and not require government assistance to catch up. (This from a life long liberal)

commentzilla said:

lkrupp said:

sflocal said:

As a developer myself, this inaction by other developers really irks me and gives us a bad rap.  I know conversions can be a pain.  I've done a few myself over the decades.  It's inevitable that Apple a future MacOS release will require that all apps be native ARM apps so anyone not ready by that time should be jettisoned as they obviously don't care and would rather complain the be compliant.

Does anyone remember how long the original Rosetta was around before Apple removed it from macOS? I remember the outcries of users wanting to reinstall it so they could continue on with PPC coded apps. Apple did not back down and Rosetta was nowhere to be found. The removal of Rosetta 2 after a couple of years would certainly force the hands of laggard developers. 

It was in 10.4, 10.5, optional install in 10.6 and then removed altogether. So basically 2-3 years. I'm guessing they'll make it optional after the transition is complete. So it will likely be be gone by Fall of 2023.

MplsP said:

commentzilla said:

darkvader said:

I touched a M1 Mac today for the first time.

S L O W.

Completely what I expected, but with all the "no, really, they're fast" hype, I thought maybe I'd be wrong.

Nope.  They're slow. 

Buy an Intel Mac while you still can.

I had the same experience before the 11.1 update, after which everything was fast and buttery smooth. It’s important to remember that anything running Rosetta is going to slow on first launch and then as fast or faster than the Intel model.

No way I would go back to an Intel model. They run hot, are noisy and the battery life is dismal. Mine has only been barely warm  and I’ve never heard the fan (in thick protective computer case) and the battery life is just nuts, something no PC can match and all that with most apps still on Rosetta.

Plus the wake from sleep is instant and USB4 pretty much eliminates the need for Thunderbolt for single flash drives, etc. Another benefit is that USBTB/4 manages data streams in a way that improves speed when using multiple devices.

FAST - QUITE - COOL - CRAZY BATTERY LIFE

Once you go Apple Silicon there is no going back!

Yeah - I haven’t had a chance to use one yet, but every review I’ve seen talks about how fast they are. My brother in law got a M1 Mini for Christmas and loves it, so I’m not sure what gives with Darkkvader’s experience. 

I have a 2016 MBP and waking from sleep is horribly slow since installing Big Sur. I’m probably going to upgrade to an M1 next year; hope that wakes faster. 

bobolicious said:

Heat shrink tubing can effect a makeshift repair - I've even had a Thunderbolt monitor cable split (you don't want to know how much they cost) also requiring monitor disassembly for replacement and suspecting heat from a mini vent having a degrading effect...