![]() ![]() In 2019, I took a closer look at the pros and cons of ARM-ing the Mac. These questions have been with us ever since, prompting me to write about half a dozen related Monday Notes in the meantime. Such speculation throws us back to a well-known problem: How do you compose a complex document without a windowing system and a mouse or trackpad pointer?” “Apple could continue to cannibalize its (and others’) PC business by producing “desktop-class” tablets. … and more iPad-cannibalizes-the-Mac conjecture: With two code bases to maintain and OS X applications to port? Probably not.” “Can we see a split in the Mac product line? The lower, more mobile end would use Apple’s processors, and the high-end, the no-holds-barred, always plugged to the wall desktop devices would still use x86 chips. … which immediately raises a product line transition question: “So, yes, in theory, a future Apple 64-bit processor could be fast enough to power a Mac.” ![]() In it, I quickly jump over sour naysayers, quote strong benchmark numbers comparing the new A7 SoC with Intel and AMD chips, and finally land on the unavoidable Mac CPU replacement speculation : And We’ll Have It In 6 Months - it’s still a fun read, if you’ll permit me to say. I noted the event in a contemporaneous Monday Note titled 64 bits. The excitement started in September 2013 when Apple introduced its first 64-bit processor, the A7 chip - almost seven years ago! Replacing the Intel x86 processors powering our Macs since 2006 always touches a nerve. ![]()
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