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Several macOS Monterey Features Unavailable on Intel-Based Macs
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I knew it! And this is the reason why I bought a new Mac mini after having a 2012 MBP for years.
Apple doesn't care.
They want money.
Intel is dead to Apple.
They want money.
Intel is dead to Apple.
Can you share more? I thought I saw mention of this on Apple's page yesterday, but I can't recall where/what.
Apple's business is to support existing customers who have spent thousands of dollars on computers, and in this instance, they kicked those existing customers to the curb. This is just Apple being greedy, as always.
FaceTime blurring is understandable, but everything else should be on intel by default. Seriously Apple?
Was to be expected, except the Map features that does make no sense, especially on more high end intel machines they should be able
to handle that with ease.
Even more happy now that I got rid of my intel 16” Macbook Pro.
to handle that with ease.
Even more happy now that I got rid of my intel 16” Macbook Pro.
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The Augmented Reality capture requires 16GB main memory and 4GB VRAM.
It's obviously not a 'core function', but neither is a pretty spinning globe.
The point is more that assuming "well the base memory they sell it with is fine" is quite flawed, despite what some will insist.
I have to say -- not only do I not care about this one, I'd almost certainly deactivate it anyhow.
This is a card straight out of the Steve Jobs era of Apple. They used to lock new features to new hardware despite proof that they could almost always run on the older hardware. One feature that comes to mind is OS X 10.5 and iChat 4's Photo Booth effects being limited to Core Duo or newer and completely leaving out PowerPC users. Eventually there was a third party app that enabled this feature for PowerPC users. And let's not forget about Siri being limited to iPhone 4S or newer despite it previously being available on older iPhones as a third party app before Apple bought Siri out.
...and we will all be the better for it.
The M1 is the future, Intel is the present and slowly becoming the past.
Personally, I never thought my Intel Mac was "slow" but the upgrade to an M1 has made a real difference in my day-to-day. If you asked me what's changed, I'd say, "Everything."
I highly suspect FaceTime uses the Neural Engine in the M1 Macs to blur the background, something Intel Macs don't have. I also suspect that the effect is much better than what Teams could ever render. Apple probably chose not to include a similar feature on Intel because the experience wouldn't consistent across devices.
I have owned Macs from the IIcx in 1989 to today. In that time Apple has gone from the 68K, to PowerPC, to Intel to M1. Support for older architectures is eventually dropped. I am not upset that there is no more support for 68K or PowerPC. As a developer, I am not interested in supporting those and within two years, I can see Intel support starting to fade. That's just how it goes.
Intel challenged Apple with their nonsensical ads. Apple retaliates.. Blame Intel for this..
Well I can just use Teams on my 2013 iMac if I want the blurred effect then.
I don't think people who buys base model will do augment reality. I certainly am not one of them.OS - macOS Tahoe 26
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The Augmented Reality capture requires 16GB main memory and 4GB VRAM.
It's obviously not a 'core function', but neither is a pretty spinning globe.
The point is more that assuming "well the base memory they sell it with is fine" is quite flawed, despite what some will insist.
10.5 was released late 2007. The entire product line was Intel by late 2006.
Tim is happy to do easy part of cutting off previous hardware but not so bothered about delivering the new hardware in the first place. All high end Macs are still Intel right now.
And I don't think many people will look at a spinning globe regardless of the model they bought. That isn't my point.
I'm pretty sure Intel chips and handle those new features in MacOS. You really believe leaving those features out of the Intel based systems was not intentional?
This is silly. Again feel the need to point out that I have a fully spec'd late 2019 2.3ghz 8-core i9 MBP with 64GB of Ram and a Radeon 5500 8GB video card. It's a year old, having been purchased in May 2020. There is NO reason it should start to feel obsolete from Apple's new OS just 2 years after it arrived on the scene. Add to that Apple repeatedly stated they'd continue to invest and develop their intel line after announcing the M1, and this just feels like pure disrespect.
EDIT: After years of saying no I was literally JUST about to cave and buy an Apple Watch because of a 50% boost on my credit card points that can be redeemed for apple purchases..following this news I'm less inclined to dig myself further into Apple's ecosystem, and need to start seriously re-evaluating my options.
EDIT: After years of saying no I was literally JUST about to cave and buy an Apple Watch because of a 50% boost on my credit card points that can be redeemed for apple purchases..following this news I'm less inclined to dig myself further into Apple's ecosystem, and need to start seriously re-evaluating my options.
You know that whole "Neural Engine" thing on the M1 (which isn't on Intel Macs)? Yeah, turns out it actually serves a purpose, other than taking up a bunch of the M1's transistor budget for no good reason.