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They have faked a number of AI demos, including Project Milo and the original Cortana preview.
What makes iPadOS the right software for a laptop competitor?
I can live with the AppStore. But it needs a file system that can be used by all programmes.
Don't get me wrong. The iPad is nice as a couch device. But I can't replace my laptop with it.
With Windows I could.
they fake a heap of stuff and always have. Unfortunately the stuff i'm looking for pre-dates youtube and i can't find it easily at hand. Was from the early, early windows 95-in-development era.
Adobe has 23 million subscribers(and they are not all on Windows).
You can even double that and its still irrelevant for the total Windows users.
Windows is also used on well over 90% of business computers, schools etc.
Apps are key indeed and Windows has a ridiculous dominance in this area, not just because it's compatible with almost any computer application but because of it's legacy support and it's ability to run old apps which is very very important, especially in the business sector.
Well what sort of experience is apple software giving? Buggy AF, irritating. That's definitely not their strong selling point
You know you’re in trouble if Microsoft is out innovating you. Microsoft! This is how far Apple has fallen. I don’t mean the faster chip (or not). It’s how quickly Microsoft seized the Ai opportunity and ran away with it. Ai should be the new Internet moment for every tech company. By all account Apple has fallen by the wayside.
WoA is interesting me. I’m agnostic. Surface Pro 7, M1 MBA. iPad Air M1. I like and use them all.
99% of us have enough compute power. I am in that group.
Battery life. Compatibility. Does what I want. Form factor. My Surface is coming up 5, I could be tempted here, when the price is right of course. I don’t need to replace my Intel PC but I like this new lean towards ARM.
Intel is going to have a rough time of it.
99% of us have enough compute power. I am in that group.
Battery life. Compatibility. Does what I want. Form factor. My Surface is coming up 5, I could be tempted here, when the price is right of course. I don’t need to replace my Intel PC but I like this new lean towards ARM.
Intel is going to have a rough time of it.
Not sure what you are talking about, Apple TV+ has been a success both financially and in terms of quality content. Similarly the Apple Vision Pro for first launch product has been very successful proving the concept, gathering attention and pushing the technology further.
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If you haven't run Windows on ARM on an M series macbook i'd seriously suggest givin git a shot. In Parallels it runs as well as native on say, an 11th gen powered Dell Latitude 13" in my experience. If not better.
At least microsoft has the basic decency to NOT offer 8GB option.
You know it’s time to throw specs in your ads when you know that after all those years the user experience of the Microsoft software still sucks. Steve’s ‘it just works’ still applies today for Apple (only).
This would be great. I'm a die hard Apple fan, but I still have to use windows at work. And my current Dell laptop is a mess, it has like 3h of battery, is heavier than the MBP, and the fan is constantly on. If I could have a sweet Surface laptop in a few years, with battery and performance like an MBA, I will be very very happy.
And the MacBook Air is a fan less design, bet these new devices sound like a plane taking off!
My Lenovo work laptop is great,ThinkPad L14 Gen 4
I can never hear the fan, 32GB, great keyboard, built like a tank, battery is like 6h but it doesn't matter as I almost never have to use it unplugged anyway.
My electric bill is $50/month. Please. Lot of money....LOL. Oh, and my PC is on almost 12-15 hours a day.
And no, the Studio runs LR almost identically on each system. Glad you're here at my house to see for yourself trying to tell me they "run faster on the Mac Studio".
Count me in, unless Apple catches up in a big way, I'll still most likely go for this one because I need windows to run most of my apps anyway these days and my iMac 2017 is slow as hell for running games even WoW on low settings and Apple is just fn lazy to introduce a 27" with M-chips.
I'm also pleasantly surprised that Microsoft doesn't charge your wallet and right kidney for these amazing AI on-board features.
Having to run AI locally is very resource intensive and I constantly hit gpt4 limits, so this is very tempting.
I'm also pleasantly surprised that Microsoft doesn't charge your wallet and right kidney for these amazing AI on-board features.
Having to run AI locally is very resource intensive and I constantly hit gpt4 limits, so this is very tempting.
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As someone who has a foot in both camps there's nothing fundamentally wrong with either, there's nothing a Windows PC can do that a Mac can't do, and likewise there's nothing a Mac can do that a Windows PC can't do. Both are very capable operating systems and I've never had a problem with either. And you can get quality hardware for both platforms, it's just a case of personal preference.
Don't take their claims without asking why they compare a 10 core CPU against a last version 8 core CPU that is without a fan. This seems extremely cherry picked and should be pointed out in the article, as they should be compared with the M4 CPU's that are fan cooled.
Which is just how I like it
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