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Intel Launches Heavily Biased 'PC vs. Mac' Comparison Website
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Thats for you, of course.I must honestly admit that they are right. That's true, but what I want from a laptop is better in a Mac.
In addition, it is the first generation in budget laptops.
That's understandable to make one side look better... and gain more attraction... add Mac limitations in general..
I don't are about Touch so why would this affect me ? And who the hell is gonna connect 20+ USB-C devices to a Mac ? You'd be looking like an octopus.. (if only that were true)
Desperate by Intel, is NOT the answer.... making great stuff IS. All the money Intel is wasting on trying to be ahead, and win users over, other than giving them a choice, they could be making better use of that cash..
Apple did this comparison move a few times... By comparison Intel and others do it way more
I don't are about Touch so why would this affect me ? And who the hell is gonna connect 20+ USB-C devices to a Mac ? You'd be looking like an octopus.. (if only that were true)
Desperate by Intel, is NOT the answer.... making great stuff IS. All the money Intel is wasting on trying to be ahead, and win users over, other than giving them a choice, they could be making better use of that cash..
Apple did this comparison move a few times... By comparison Intel and others do it way more
Except that organizing online albums, making image enhancements and creating sales graphs aren't edge cases.
"Limited Device Support"
I assume that they are referring to USB-C? That's Intel technology!
I assume that they are referring to USB-C? That's Intel technology!
why get multiple things that do a job well when you can get a fablet that does a bunch of things mediocre!
Is it really pretty weak when these are bare bones entry level computers from Apple? Seriously I had a Mac Book Air and never used another monitor. What % of people buying M1s NEEDED 2 monitors? Those people that do continue to use Intel Macs and some may be waiting for more powerful M series chip in upcoming Macs.
Maybe the reason for Intel's desperation is that they know something we don't. I guess as a large customer Apple must order the CPUs they want several months in advance to secure delivery, just like they order chips from TSMC a year in advance. It could be that Apple is going to switch to ARM much sooner than expected, just like the last switch, and Intel knows that. They know they will not get new orders next year.
They said PPC to Intel transition would take 2.5 years (announced at WWDC 2005 and finished by the end of 2007). It took 1.5 years 2005-2006. This time Apple said at WWDC 2020 it would take 2 years. That would be sometime between June and December next year. Three Mac models already have stopped using Intel (MBP 13", MBA, Mini) and iMac Pro is discontinued. Only remaining Macs are MBP 16", iMacs and Mac Pro. MBP 16" and iMacs are switching to AS this year and we could see Mac Pro (Mini) ditching Intel and switching to A15/M2 by the end of the year or early next year, several months earlier than promised.
This would mean this is Intel's last year in Macs and that's why they're pissed knowing that those Apple Silicons will crush Intel's chips and they will not be able to come out with better CPUs in just a year.
They said PPC to Intel transition would take 2.5 years (announced at WWDC 2005 and finished by the end of 2007). It took 1.5 years 2005-2006. This time Apple said at WWDC 2020 it would take 2 years. That would be sometime between June and December next year. Three Mac models already have stopped using Intel (MBP 13", MBA, Mini) and iMac Pro is discontinued. Only remaining Macs are MBP 16", iMacs and Mac Pro. MBP 16" and iMacs are switching to AS this year and we could see Mac Pro (Mini) ditching Intel and switching to A15/M2 by the end of the year or early next year, several months earlier than promised.
This would mean this is Intel's last year in Macs and that's why they're pissed knowing that those Apple Silicons will crush Intel's chips and they will not be able to come out with better CPUs in just a year.
You can set the “show desktop” on the Mac to the lower right corner, just FYI. No button required.I don't know, I think Windows 10 works pretty snappy and stably on the Mac Pro (Mid 2010) I run it on with RX 5700 XT graphics. But then again I use it mostly for gaming.
But I do agree that it's not so beautiful when it comes to somethings ”under the hood” and I do think MacOS has a better user interface overall. But I do like the built-in way Windows 10 handles window management (i.e. what the Magnet app on MacOS mimics).
Also, the ”show desktop” button is the lower right corner of Windows 10 is something I sometimes miss on MacOS. One can always cmd/option-click the Finder in the dock, but it's a bit more fiddly...
Trying to make a meny bar item that takes care of that in MacOS, but have so many other things that takes focus in this life.
Does Intel actually make a lot of $ from the small market share that Apple has vs all their other sales?
These were all lame as F. Even the PC Gamer was completely wrong and pathetic. And notice they didn’t compare performance, just colors and a ridiculous extra screen on the keyboard. And the multiple monitors was wrong. It was a humorless pathetic attempt as if Bill Gates were writing them. Even AMD is eating their lunch and kicking sand in their face.
Probably not. Intels bigger concern isn’t apple. Apple is pretty irrelevant in pc space you’d think. Even more so with apple silicon.
Are you saying their bigger concern is that PC manufacturers will switch to ARM and that Microsoft will make Windows on ARM widely available? If so, I would agree. That would be a legitimate concern on Intel's part, especially consider how Apple has shown that their entry-level ARM-based Macs are competitive with higher-end Intel CPUs.
I mean they're not entirely wrong. The issue is they should instead focus on advancing their nanometer process/R&D rather than wasting money here.
Don’t know about that person, but I have a few windows 10 laptops at home and they are a pain to manage compared to the macbooks. Updates are a roulette on whether things will work or get hung up. Booting takes forever. Getting printers to work is a hassle. I could go on. On the other hand I have a 2012 mac mini that is still smooth as silk.
As part of its barrage of attacks against M1 Macs, Intel this week launched a "PC vs. Mac" website that's biased heavily in favor of PC machines that are equipped with Intel chips and that makes questionable claims about Apple's M1 Mac lineup.
Intel's website says that Apple's M1 Mac benchmarks don't "translate to real-world usage" and that when compared to PCs with 11th-Generation Intel chips, M1 MacBook features "just don't stack up."
Intel positions PCs as more "personalized" to fit a user's "specific hardware and software needs," while the M1 Macs offer "limited" device support, games, and creation applications. "The bottom line is a PC offers users a choice, something that users don't get with a Mac," reads the website.
PCs offer a "complete touch screen" instead of the "constrained Mac Touch Bar," along with "2 for 1 Form Factor options" while Apple makes customers pay for "multiple devices and gear." The website highlights specific software like AI-based content creation tools from Topaz Labs that are allegedly faster on 11th-generation Intel Core chips, and faster Chrome performance.Intel this week launched a major anti-Apple silicon ad campaign targeting the M1 Macs. A series of ads released on YouTube star former "I'm a Mac" actor Justin Long extolling the benefits of Intel-based PC machines.
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1. Flat out lie
2. I have an iPad
3. Not exactly true
4. False
5. PS 5
6. Now they are smoking crack