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| From | Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system, comp.sys.mac.advocacy |
| Subject | Re: Why are Apple Mac users so easily bamboozled by Apple MARKETING bullshit regarding "Apple Silicon" which is, in fact, TSMC silicon with licensed ARM technology |
| Date | 2020-06-30 17:08 +0000 |
| Organization | People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates |
| Message-ID | <hm19ruF52ueU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | (2 earlier) <rd9pno$uas$1@news.mixmin.net> <rdailk$53m$1@dont-email.me> <280620201335101664%nospam@nospam.invalid> <9nsKG.76486$7vd.7247@fx35.iad> <290620201708032763%nospam@nospam.invalid> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
On 2020-06-29, nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote: > In article <9nsKG.76486$7vd.7247@fx35.iad>, JF Mezei ><jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> wrote: > >>> qualcomm was blindsided when apple came out with the first 64 bit arm >>> chip, as was the entire industry. >> >> Blindsighted is too strong a word. > > not at all. if anything, it greatly understates what happened. > >> ARM is the one who released the 64 >> bit architecture to licensees, so Qualcomm would have been working on >> implementing it on silicon it and would assume Apple and others were >> doing the same. > > to use everyone's favourite quote: *stop* *making* *things* *up*. > > qualcomm wasn't working on 64 bit arm processors, and when apple > announced the 64 bit a7, they tried to claim 61 bit wasn't needed and > nothing more than a gimmick because they were *completely* caught by > surprise. > ><https://wccftech.com/qualcomm-employee-64bit-apple-a7-chip-hit-gut/> > "The 64-bit Apple chip hit us in the gut," says the Qualcomm > employee. "Not just us, but everyone, really. We were slack-jawed, > and stunned, and unprepared. It¹s not that big a performance > difference right now, since most current software won¹t benefit. But > in Spinal Tap terms it¹s like, 32 more, and now everyone wants it." > > only *after* apple's announcement did qualcomm scramble to come up with > their own implementation, except that apple continued to advance and > widen the gap even further. > >> Apple was first to market with the new architecture. It may have been a >> surprise, but not a blindsight. But it showed that Apple's chip >> designers were seriosu business. > > it completely blindsided the industry. full stop. JF Mezie, Alan Browne, and trollboi Arleen are all out of their depth - all making arguments based on lies and willful ignorance. -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR
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Why are Apple Mac users so easily bamboozled by Apple MARKETING bullshit regarding "Apple Silicon" which is, in fact, TSMC silicon with licensed ARM technology Arlen Holder <arlenholder@newmachine.com> - 2020-06-27 22:45 +0000
Re: Why are Apple Mac users so easily bamboozled by Apple MARKETING bullshit regarding "Apple Silicon" which is, in fact, TSMC silicon with licensed ARM technology Alan Baker <notonyourlife@no.no.no.no> - 2020-06-27 19:11 -0700
Re: Why are Apple Mac users so easily bamboozled by Apple MARKETING bullshit regarding "Apple Silicon" which is, in fact, TSMC silicon with licensed ARM technology Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2020-06-28 14:24 +1200
Re: Why are Apple Mac users so easily bamboozled by Apple MARKETING bullshit regarding "Apple Silicon" which is, in fact, TSMC silicon with licensed ARM technology Arlen Holder <arlenholder@newmachine.com> - 2020-06-28 10:00 +0000
Re: Why are Apple Mac users so easily bamboozled by Apple MARKETING bullshit regarding "Apple Silicon" which is, in fact, TSMC silicon with licensed ARM technology Alan Baker <notonyourlife@no.no.no.no> - 2020-06-28 10:05 -0700
Re: Why are Apple Mac users so easily bamboozled by Apple MARKETING bullshit regarding "Apple Silicon" which is, in fact, TSMC silicon with licensed ARM technology nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-06-28 13:35 -0400
Re: Why are Apple Mac users so easily bamboozled by Apple MARKETING bullshit regarding "Apple Silicon" which is, in fact, TSMC silicon with licensed ARM technology Arlen Holder <arlenholder@newmachine.com> - 2020-06-28 19:57 +0000
Re: Why are Apple Mac users so easily bamboozled by Apple MARKETING bullshit regarding "Apple Silicon" which is, in fact, TSMC silicon with licensed ARM technology Alan Baker <notonyourlife@no.no.no.no> - 2020-06-28 13:52 -0700
Re: Why are Apple Mac users so easily bamboozled by Apple MARKETING bullshit regarding "Apple Silicon" which is, in fact, TSMC silicon with licensed ARM technology JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2020-06-29 16:42 -0400
Re: Why are Apple Mac users so easily bamboozled by Apple MARKETING bullshit regarding "Apple Silicon" which is, in fact, TSMC silicon with licensed ARM technology nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-06-29 17:08 -0400
Re: Why are Apple Mac users so easily bamboozled by Apple MARKETING bullshit regarding "Apple Silicon" which is, in fact, TSMC silicon with licensed ARM technology Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2020-06-30 17:08 +0000
Re: Why are Apple Mac users so easily bamboozled by Apple MARKETING bullshit regarding "Apple Silicon" which is, in fact, TSMC silicon with licensed ARM technology Arlen Holder <arlenholder@newmachine.com> - 2020-06-30 17:32 +0000
Re: Why are Apple Mac users so easily bamboozled by Apple MARKETING bullshit regarding "Apple Silicon" which is, in fact, TSMC silicon with licensed ARM technology Arlen Holder <arlenholder@newmachine.com> - 2020-06-30 19:38 +0000
Re: Why are Apple Mac users so easily bamboozled by Apple MARKETING bullshit regarding "Apple Silicon" which is, in fact, TSMC silicon with licensed ARM technology Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2020-06-30 18:14 +0000
Re: Why are Apple Mac users so easily bamboozled by Apple MARKETING bullshit regarding "Apple Silicon" which is, in fact, TSMC silicon with licensed ARM technology Arlen Holder <arlenholder@newmachine.com> - 2020-07-10 14:40 +0000
Re: Why are Apple Mac users so easily bamboozled by Apple MARKETING bullshit regarding "Apple Silicon" which is, in fact, TSMC silicon with licensed ARM technology Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2020-06-29 11:56 +1200
Re: Why are Apple Mac users so easily bamboozled by Apple MARKETING bullshit regarding "Apple Silicon" which is, in fact, TSMC silicon with licensed ARM technology Arlen Holder <arlenholder@newmachine.com> - 2020-07-03 11:52 +0000
The simpleton can't even read his own cites... (was Re: Why are Apple Mac users so easily bamboozled by Apple MARKETING bullshit regarding "Apple Silicon" which is, in fact, TSMC silicon with licensed ARM technology A concerned netizen <concerned@neti.zen> - 2020-07-03 09:45 -0700
Re: Why are Apple Mac users so easily bamboozled by Apple MARKETING bullshit regarding "Apple Silicon" which is, in fact, TSMC silicon with licensed ARM technology Arlen Holder <arlenholder@newmachine.com> - 2020-07-10 14:41 +0000
Re: Why are Apple Mac users so easily bamboozled by Apple MARKETING bullshit regarding "Apple Silicon" which is, in fact, TSMC silicon with licensed ARM technology Arlen Holder <arlenholder@newmachine.com> - 2020-07-10 14:41 +0000
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