Intel Broadwell Processors Delayed Again

[maflynn]

maybe it's time for....an designed chip in their laptops?

This has been discussed a number of times, I don't think the ARM processors apple has can handle the multi-threaded demands like the intel CPU.

Plus you lose the ability to run windows, and make no mistake that is one big factor regarding apple's popularity.

If they leave the intel platform, I'll be leaving the Mac platform, while others may get away with using the ARM processor, it does not fot my needs. Why spend 2k for a slower processor that does not run my apps or operating system?

 

[Quu]

If Apple can develop a mobile CPU as fast as Intels then I would be on board. But lets be realistic they are nowhere close to that.

Intel's entire business is designing chips its all they do. They are not spread thin they have the best processor fabricators in the world working for them.

And as great as ARM is right now, Intel is catching up very quickly.

 

[OzyOly]

This has been discussed a number of times, I don't think the ARM processors apple has can handle the multi-threaded demands like the intel CPU.

Plus you lose the ability to run windows, and make no mistake that is one big factor regarding apple's popularity.

If they leave the intel platform, I'll be leaving the Mac platform, while others may get away with using the ARM processor, it does not fot my needs. Why spend 2k for a slower processor that does not run my apps or operating system?

The pain of dropping support for older apps can be a sting in the wallet too. I remember paying for Adobe CS4, yes, I paid for it and when Apple dropped PPC backwards compatibility parts of it started dropping off all over the place.
One of the reasons for Window's success is backwards compatibility, it's a safe investment. I'd be annoyed if apple switch architecture a second time...

 

[S.B.G]

This has been discussed a number of times, I don't think the ARM processors apple has can handle the multi-threaded demands like the intel CPU.

Plus you lose the ability to run windows, and make no mistake that is one big factor regarding apple's popularity.

If they leave the intel platform, I'll be leaving the Mac platform, while others may get away with using the ARM processor, it does not fot my needs. Why spend 2k for a slower processor that does not run my apps or operating system?

I don't pretend to be an expert on chip architecture and software compatibility. But, what if they did change to ARM chips, couldn't ARM be ported to run Intel apps and/or software makers push an update that could run on both for a transition period?

How did it end up working out when Apple switched from the Motorola chips to the Intel chips?

 

[OzyOly]

I don't pretend to be an expert on chip architecture and software compatibility. But, what if they did change to ARM chips, couldn't ARM be ported to run Intel apps and/or software makers push an update that could run on both for a transition period?

How did it end up working out when Apple switched from the Motorola chips to the Intel chips?

This is what Apple did for PPC applications when they switched to intel. The only problem is that the x86_64 programs would not run as fast on ARM until they are recompiled to the target system. Then of course you have to keep supporting existing mac users so companies would have to release two versions (akin to Universal Binary) of their products. It gets expensive for software vendors, it get's annoying for consumers and it results in a product less polished (usually) due to the extra testing time required for two systems.