You missed my point, probably my fault. But the issue is that Apple macOS devices just don't stand out any more for any reason.
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You missed my point, probably my fault. But the issue is that Apple macOS devices just don't stand out any more for any reason.
That was a fascinating article, and bodes well for the future of Apple's desktops. In another three years, we're going to wonder why today's desktops were so slow.
What's wrong with globalism? How do you think America became the superpower it is today? Don't let patriotism blind you to the virtues of globalism. Outsourcing jobs that no Americans want while lowering costs for consumers for products that consumers do want benefits everyone. It lifts people in developing countries out of poverty and consumers in developed countries can get the latest whiz bang products at reasonable prices.I'll never forget Craig Federighi's failed FACE ID demo. It speaks a lot. And STILL Apple sells no COVID capable cell phone. Steve Jobs definitely would have been in favor of Apple Silicon no doubt and even outsourcing it to non-American workers. Globalists are like that and Steve Jobs was in the forefront of that sadly.
Fast forward 10 years, and those people that have been lifted out of poverty can afford to buy Apple products which creates more jobs at Apple here in the states and elsewhere. Again, win-win.
That said, I agree about touch ID... it was a big oversight to not include it in iPhone 12. They could have used the same tech in iPad Air.
Wrong market. Also, would your work not prefer you not use an unapproved system for security?
I actually don't miss MagSafe, and I love the move to USB-C ports. It enabled me to buy a generic travel power brick with a bunch of standard USB ports on it, so when I travel, I no longer need to carry all kinds of other things with me.
I also don't miss the lighted Apple logo. What was so great about it?
What are you using these days?
Read the Daring Fireball review. Apparently it runs Windows faster virtualized than on native hardware.
Personally, I'm typing this reply on a 2017 15" MacBook Pro. It's one of several Apple products I have here, going back years.
But I don't think you were directing this towards me, correct? I wasn't the one who had issue with the loss of MagSafe, or a lighted Apple logo, among other things.
It would be nice if Microsoft knuckled down on compiling for ARM, but I gather it's very niche at the moment, e.g. Surface Pro. They've probably got their work cut out dealing with all manner of device drivers that have been compiled for x86.
It's a big market. Tons of people run virtualisation software on Macs. My company would prefer to have full control over my hardware, but I don't trust the infosec department to provide a functional development environment! Those guys are always messing things up for everyone.
Understand, I use a lot of VMs (linux not Windows.) I think I mean it's a different ,market that what current AS Macs are targeting and I don't think Windows VMs were something they wanted to hold the release. End of the day it's up to Microsoft to have a Windows Arm that can work on a CM. Linux already does. They mentioned on the reveal that they are looking at virtualization and containers over time. No reason to think we won't see something.
This is same for Windows gaming/ bootcamp complaints. this is not the market of these nor is it even possible right this second. May never be, but some kind of emulation may happen later. Gaming on Mac is also a different story. Streaming and Apple Arcade is what they are looking at. Plus native ported Mobile or cross-platform mobile gaming.
Years ago i bought consoles for those weird cases for gaming and probably will later. Concerning dev workloads I need, AS is a awesome boon for me. Will get a high-end system when they are available.
lol. Since the removal of 32bit support, I can perform exactly zero (0) tasks on a single battery charge because 95% of all games in my steam library have become unavailable on my *own* machine.
Great job, Apple. Great job.
Great job, Apple. Great job.
Why is it Apple's fault the games are not 64-bit? After all, Apple did provide developers plenty of time to port their software (whatever it is) from 32 to 64 bit, in order to meet the requirements of Catalina.
Not only that, Apple provided the public with plenty of notice that 32 bit apps would no longer be supported on OSX.
They warned for years on that. Companies won't update nor support old games so not a suprise. Bethesda just announced they will not be porting to Apple Silicon for ESO. Again, not a surprise. Gaming on Mac is not the same market as Apple is targeting.
Look for other solutions.
Removing the differentiators? That’s hilarious! Apple’s M1 silicon differentiates Macs immensely from AMD/Intel PCs, and that will only continue as Apple adds more specialized coprocessors.
For instance the M1 has an 11 trillion ops/sec machine learning accelerator. What will developers do with it? You’ll see apps that do things that simply can’t be built on a generic AMD/Intel machine.
But yeah, the lighted logo is a tough loss. FireWire was too, but somehow we survived lol.
The transition to Apple silicon will not be equally beneficial for all of Apple’s customers, and for some it might be a dealbreaker.
That said, if there’s enough demand, you might see a solution from the likes of VMware but I wouldn’t hold my breath. Emulation is a lot different from virtualization.
Some people care about "lighted logos" more than processors, graphics, battery life... I was one of them, when I was 9.
You might seee a solution to virtualize Windows Arm, yes. Emulation is possible simular to how Linux KVM works if they choose to do so. Depends on the need and desire of the company to support it.
“....it will be about how many tasks you can finish on a single battery life..”
Maybe true for portable devices.... but for desktops that is not the most important consideration!!!!
Maybe true for portable devices.... but for desktops that is not the most important consideration!!!!
Unless you have kids. Saved my laptop. Probably the only reason it’s not broken.
While I agree with the overall sentiment, not even an M1 machine will operate at full load for a full day. I’d guess maybe five hours max. But 20 hours of video? Sure, but the screen is probably drawing a lot more power than an M1 at the 5% (guess) utilization it takes to stream video.
Steves pradigm was however also: "It just works". The M1 is a fine piece of hardware. But the fact that you can reinstall the OS without errors is truly disappointing. Crazy how Apple messed up this time so harshly. Is it quality problems due to work from home ?