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Apple Considering Switch From Intel Chips in Future Macs
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They are Apple computers. They are, in fact, far and away Apple's most popular and loved computers.
If you don't want to call them Macs, that's entirely up to you.
using it and love it, it actually gets more time than osx, should give it a try
Really successful, and something tells me that they want more success!!! And they will not release something that doesn't satisfy them first and only us later!!!
Apple could easy start with a hybrid solution (I think those ideas got discussed here in the past) where for simple task (browser, email, Facebook, twitter, ...) an octa-ARM could drive a machine like a 21.5" iMac. That's give the little "i" a new meaning.
For when you need more power you boot the i5/i7 variant of "classic" iMac to render your movies or rip them.
And after a short cycle of tranistion the dual hardware will remain in the BTO (iMac Pro) variants and the iMac is a member of iDevice-familiy.
Easy to add a 14"iPad to cover the laptop needs.
Yes, 25% of user need more power; most not. And the software infrastructure is flexible enough today to cross compile against a standard API for different platforms. It's nothing new.
It's called evolution.
For when you need more power you boot the i5/i7 variant of "classic" iMac to render your movies or rip them.
And after a short cycle of tranistion the dual hardware will remain in the BTO (iMac Pro) variants and the iMac is a member of iDevice-familiy.
Easy to add a 14"iPad to cover the laptop needs.
Yes, 25% of user need more power; most not. And the software infrastructure is flexible enough today to cross compile against a standard API for different platforms. It's nothing new.
It's called evolution.
Because when they switched to Intel they did so because it had the performance and the power efficiency. The consumer benefited. ARM is nowhere near as powerful...not even close.. and if they do this, it will be for Apple and Apple alone.
Yes, it is excellent. Of course it is "Windows". With a Mac a noob can take the thing out of the box, turn it on and begin learning the system. Maybe later check out the helpful hints on Mac websites or view Apple's excellent video tutorials.
Not so fast with Windows, especially when Windows 8's desktop is hidden behind Metro and the start button has been removed. It took a few trips to pcworld.com et al in order to get a grip on the thing. Windows is not for everybody but if a user wants a very powerful, reasonably priced, customizable desktop there are lots of Windows alternatives to a Mac Pro.
And that's a Lot of money for a single company.
"I'll move back to Windows". A common refrain from those in the Tech community that are burnt out and want to return to the familiar confines of Microsoft's disjointed OS. Many people proclaim they're power users but in truth they are imprisoned. Fear of change has many of you sounding like relics. I watch 7 year olds play on and iPad and I smile because someday they will see the world for what it is. Full of opportunity and new challenges and they will replace all of us ...clinging and clutching to nostalgic computer remnants.
Yup. Win8 isn't at all terrible. Once you get used to it, it's actually better than 7 in a lot of ways. Getting used to it is the key phrase here, because until you do, it's obtuse as hell.
THE MINIMALISM IS FANTASTIC!
...where's my stuff?
This rumor bubbles up every fours months or so then it dies. There is absolutely no chance that Apple CPUs could reach the performance of the best Intel CPUs in the next 10 years. What may happen is that Apple could support both ARM and Intel CPUs with ARM CPUs used in the cheap low performance models. This can not happen overnight either. Give them 3 to 5 years.
On the other hand, in 5 years low power Intel CPUs will probably consume less power than ARM CPUs with the same performance. The only benefit for Apple to use their own CPUs then would be to save costs. On the other hands, PC laptops with Intel CPUs would then have better battery life at the same performance level.
On the other hand, in 5 years low power Intel CPUs will probably consume less power than ARM CPUs with the same performance. The only benefit for Apple to use their own CPUs then would be to save costs. On the other hands, PC laptops with Intel CPUs would then have better battery life at the same performance level.
Nay
It'll be for the next architecture to last a decade. Is anyone here really satisfied with Intel's rationing of clock speed and sad GPU updates? Each successive architecture gets a bit nicer but it's anything but mind blowing.
The next big thing isn't coming from Intel.
+1
At the least they want to irate every customer segment/demography. Every week they are doing something to loose portion of loyal fans.
Next announcement will be "Apple's next generation MacBook to run on iOS". Adios OS X.
I'm gobsmacked that you even have the audacity to think you know what's coming in 5 years let alone 10. Where does this delusion of grandeur come from?
Got tired of waiting, so I call your second statement bulls**t.
The Iphone 4S can do about 5,000 MIPS, a Intel Core i7 2600K can do about 128,300 MIPS, thus 25 times a many. A Pentium 4 Extreme Edition from 2003 does about 10,000 MIPS, twice as many as the iPhone 4S.
Anyway, considering your prediction, I'm not sure why I bother...
Apple products all using iOS??? That would suck. I love my Mac OS. I actually don't like the iOS type interfaces creeping into the Mac OS. Keep them separate. They can co-exist as a team but don't join them into one OS.
Not on my desktop, by all means.. use more power if it gets more performance. I couldn't care less.