The disconnect between you and cmaier....
Of course. Someone on a forum who knows what they are talking about and makes arguments based on knowledge of the state of the art is "nontechnical" or a "troll", but someone who just makes personal attacks and lies about people but who claims to be an expert, is an expert?
Really?
Given this is a mac forum, the person saying that Apple isn't lying to everyone is, by definition, not the troll.
Further, I am the one who pointed out, contrary to the experience of apparently everyone else here (including the so-called expert) that the A9 comes in a single core version.
Given the claim the A4 is based on the A8 is based solely on the presumption that there is no single-core A9, I've made my case. No need to call people names.
Further, even if there were no Single Core A9, the claim is still specious as it presumes that Apple couldn't modify the CPU in any way. Something that people have further "defended" with the claim that ARM doesn't allow people to do so.
I was also the one who pointed out that ARM does, in fact, have a licensing scheme that allows for derivatives, and that it is quite likely Apple's license includes this, given that Apple has bought at least one, and possibly two, companies whose business would be to do such work.
So, when you call me a troll, or claim I'm "nontechnical" without providing any new argument yourself, I see you just as attacking me because cmaier choose to attack me personally, rather than make arguments.
Sort of the internet smear the queer.
The ironic thing is, this actually confirms my overall thesis -- which is that people on the internet spread fallacies based on misunderstandings (such as the presumption that Apple couldn't customize and the A9 is only multi-core)..... and then attack people who actually have knowledge to bring to bear.
And of course, it takes only one line to make a nonsense assertion or tell a lie, but it takes many lines to refute the claim. Thus the person who is accurate, and who is defending their position is forced to write more text, which is then tuned out by people who aren't paying close attention. And even when one writes many posts, explaining and clarifying, that doesn't stop someone from just remaking the original assertion in a single line.
The more you attack me, the more you confirm that hypothesis.
If you wish to convince me, provide some evidence, or argument. I am aware that the deadline is tight for a complete reworking of the design, and thus it is likely that Apple used a mostly off the shelf core. The point I was arguing against is the claim that Apple didn't customize it at all, and that there is thus no value add or compelling reason for Apple to make their own CPU. People think that this is comparable to a droid as if they used the same processor.
But do be aware that I have never said the A4 is not a Cortex-A8 design. Only that the claim that this is a "Fact" is not accurate.
