Apple doesn't have to deal with Intel for modems anymore because Apple bought Intel's modem division.
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Intel Urged to Take 'Immediate Action' Amid Threats From Apple Silicon and AMD
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I think the M1 pretty much demonstrates that X86 architecture is a dead technology walking.
The 737 Max wasn’t poorly engineered because of mistakes, like the other examples you cite. It was poorly engineered as a result of trying to save money. This backfired.
How does it do that when the m1 cant run the universe of software available for x86?
That software is not important then and is disrespectful against Apple. That comment you made was disrespectful also.
Intel doesn't need a bunch of outsiders or investment analysts to tell them that they need to be taking steps to deal with these competitive developments. They surely knew that this was coming long before the new Apple devices were introduced and made available for sale.
If they did not, then that would be shocking. Maybe I'm giving them too much credit.
Now whether or not they are successful in adjusting to the new competition, that is yet to be seen. The business bookshelf is full of case studies, lessons learned from companies that did not adapt to changes in their market, or to new competitors who emerged. Companies that have been dominant for long periods of time in their industry tend to become so arrogant that they don't, or can't, see threats coming until it is too late.
If they did not, then that would be shocking. Maybe I'm giving them too much credit.
Now whether or not they are successful in adjusting to the new competition, that is yet to be seen. The business bookshelf is full of case studies, lessons learned from companies that did not adapt to changes in their market, or to new competitors who emerged. Companies that have been dominant for long periods of time in their industry tend to become so arrogant that they don't, or can't, see threats coming until it is too late.
The bottom line was mistakes were made. All decisions in business have consequences and they are paying for it. There have been other examples of poor choices...I didn’t say they were done for the same reasons, although I could find examples of money being the root of the mistake.
Point is, they happen, and just can’t happen too often. Boeing has a great record despite the Max issues.
Yup. They may be slightly surprised just how well M1 performs, but they’re unlikely to be shocked.
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But it can't. Does the m1 chip run the universe of software the x86 can? This includes virtual machines, embedded x86 systems that rely on x86 architecture, datacenters that run windows servers, etc. Sure, a software developer, like Adobe can recompile an application for m1, but that is not what the comment is about. And windows for ARM can emulate only what was called old win32 applications, without the software developer recompiling the software.
Not totally disagreeing, but at the same token, shareholders have been silent on their technology issues for years, simply accepting it. yea, there have been short term declines in share price here and there but overall shareholders have been silent. And we have seen quite a bit of management turnover for several years, under public eye, with no success - so it was time that someone spoke up.
And yes, I'm sure apple told them probably a year ago that they will retire intel processors so they had plenty warning
Of course it can run the same software. There is nothing inherent in x86 that makes it more capable. Its just a question of developer support.
Yes, it may take some time, but given the huge advantages im performance an power consumption the M1 showcases it seems it won‘t take too long. The said is corroborated by the fact that the amount available Arm64 software is growing almost by the hour.
Actually I got more Arm based machines (MBP M1, 2 Nvidia Jetson Nanos, 1 Nvidia Jetson AGX Xavier, misc iOS devices) than Intels (One server, one desktop). My custom software just doesn‘t care about the CPU or ISA of my hardware, the compilers take tare of that for me
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The SHOULD! The get stuck with the bill... I was also using the 'taxpayer' term to identify the people that end up paying, and so many of them approve too. *shrug*
So basically no for binary compatibility, which was the point. Of course, any software developer can port their applications to another platform, by redeveloping and recompiling an application. However, the bottom line is cost.
And many applications, infrastructural software are multi-platform, such as database platforms like my-sql. I'm sure the entire universe of x86 applications, services, systems can be ported to m1, given enough resources, time and money. But that doesn't mean it's feasible.
The big companies (Amazon, etc) developing their own CPUs, hereby saving huge amounts of money (power consumption, coolig requirements, ...) strongly suggest its is very feasible indeed.
Amazon developing their own cpus that are not the m1 is not the point. You are making the point that any company with enough time, money and resources can develop anything they want related to their core infrastructure.
This is very different than saying the universe of applications, infrastructures and systems that run on x86 can run on m1 because the limiting factor for making it happen are resources, time and money.
The reason they are sitting on a pile of cash is because they have a good management. Tim Cook took the company to way more profitability than when Steve was alive. We have seen more product releases under Tim than Steve. Apple Watch, Pencil, Advanced AppleTV, TV+, Arcade, Mac Pro, Mac Pro Cheese grater , Multi camera phones , Pro Phones, Apple watch, Apple Speaker, Pro XDR Display (It is way more cheaper than competing products in the market and better.) , HomePod, HomePod mini, AirPods, AirPods Max, Apple Card, iPhone SE, Carplay, FingerPrint Reader on Phones, Finger Print Reader on Laptops, AR/VR , LIDAR hardware on Phones, M1 Processor is so innovative that Intel is seeing it as an imminent threat, and perhaps even AMD. The list is long, please do reconsider, Apple is way more innovative it just doesn't talk about every single detail and let people discover it.
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Actually i think some of us have been vocal about technology issues and tim listens.
Sure, and they also have done what all other successful companies do these days, and they are largely hanging on to these great sums of money, aside from the mammoth bonuses and stock benefits that go to the very top of the management chain. I don't know what the pay is for most of the working level Apple employees. And are they passing on much of this profit as dividends to their shareholders.
I am glad to see Apple's success. I've been a fan of the company since the very beginning. But the 'pile of cash' comment points out that here is another example of how the gap in wealth in our current society is so huge.
Aid is one thing but as a publicly traded company either they have to return that cash to investors or invest in research. And Apple does the latter, its budget for 2020 was $ 18.75 Billion. Thats way more than what Pharma companies invested for corona virus research.