By: Peter Lewis (peter.delete@this.notyahoo.com), June 2, 2022 2:01 pm
Room: Moderated Discussions
> At the end of the day, once Apple passes Intel, you'll see this in full force. It will no longer matter that Apple is 1% faster
> than Intel's best or 30% faster because "Intel runs the apps I want, and Apple doesn't".
You seem to be implying that Apple Macs will eventually be faster than x86 PCs. If Apple Macs do become noticeably faster than x86 PCs, a lot of software development will shift to Macs and the apps people want will be ported to Macs. This would be a huge change in the PC industry.
The answer is unclear but it’s certainly not ill-posed to ask x86 market share in personal computing and servers in 5 or 10 years.
> Intel could doubtless do somewhat better if they gave up some compatibility, and a lot better if they abandoned all compatibility.
There was this project called Itanium ...
> than Intel's best or 30% faster because "Intel runs the apps I want, and Apple doesn't".
You seem to be implying that Apple Macs will eventually be faster than x86 PCs. If Apple Macs do become noticeably faster than x86 PCs, a lot of software development will shift to Macs and the apps people want will be ported to Macs. This would be a huge change in the PC industry.
The answer is unclear but it’s certainly not ill-posed to ask x86 market share in personal computing and servers in 5 or 10 years.
> Intel could doubtless do somewhat better if they gave up some compatibility, and a lot better if they abandoned all compatibility.
There was this project called Itanium ...