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Re: iMac Refresh

From Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com>
Newsgroups uk.comp.sys.mac
Subject Re: iMac Refresh
Date 2020-08-06 17:26 +0000
Message-ID <hp2sq4FjvsrU5@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References <rgg775$i4$1@gioia.aioe.org> <060820200830585327%nospam@nospam.invalid> <rgh5dk$c72$1@dont-email.me> <060820201253373843%nospam@nospam.invalid>

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nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> In article <rgh5dk$c72$1@dont-email.me>, bob <email@domain.com> wrote:
> 
>> My guess is the apple silicon macs will start with something like the 
>> Macbook and the Mac Mini as these will require the least difference 
>> from the iPad chip designs already in hand, 
> 
> two totally different designs.

What made you think he suggested otherwise? 
> 
>> and the higher performance 
>> MBP and iMac designs will take longer to bring out, 
> 
> the latest iphone and ipad pro already benchmarks better than the
> macbook pro.

What made you think he suggested otherwise? 

> 
>> and I suspect users 
>> at that market segment are more likely to have need of x86 software 
>> that will take longer to port, and will be less interested in relying 
>> on Rosetta. 
> 
> almost certainly not an issue for nearly everyone.

Elsewhere you tried to sell me on the importance of running Windows. 

>> I also suspect that people looking to buy the more 
>> expensive hardware are more likely to want to see how the apple silicon 
>> works out in the real world before actually committing big money.
> 
> probably not.

Just a guess — but I would say bigger purchases would be more prone to
people wanting to see how well they work. 



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  Re: iMac Refresh bob <email@domain.com> - 2020-08-06 10:29 +0200
    Re: iMac Refresh RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2020-08-06 08:42 +0000
  Re: iMac Refresh nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-06 08:30 -0400
    Re: iMac Refresh bob <email@domain.com> - 2020-08-06 16:51 +0200
      Re: iMac Refresh nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-06 12:53 -0400
        Re: iMac Refresh Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-08-06 17:26 +0000
          Re: iMac Refresh nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-07 09:05 -0400
            Re: iMac Refresh Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-08-07 14:06 +0000
              Re: iMac Refresh nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-07 15:20 -0400
                Re: iMac Refresh Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-08-07 19:35 +0000
      Re: iMac Refresh Bruce Horrocks <07.013@scorecrow.com> - 2020-08-06 21:11 +0100
        Re: iMac Refresh nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-07 09:05 -0400
          Re: iMac Refresh Bruce Horrocks <07.013@scorecrow.com> - 2020-08-07 23:27 +0100
            Re: iMac Refresh nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-07 19:36 -0400
    Re: iMac Refresh RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2020-08-06 19:30 +0000
      Re: iMac Refresh Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2020-08-07 08:41 +0000
        Re: iMac Refresh Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@usually.sessile.org> - 2020-08-07 10:03 +0000
          Re: iMac Refresh Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2020-08-07 12:01 +0000
      Re: iMac Refresh nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-07 09:05 -0400
        Re: iMac Refresh Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-08-07 14:06 +0000
          Re: iMac Refresh nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-07 15:20 -0400
            Re: iMac Refresh Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-08-07 19:35 +0000
        Re: iMac Refresh RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2020-08-07 15:06 +0000
          Re: iMac Refresh nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2020-08-07 15:20 -0400
            Re: iMac Refresh Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2020-08-07 19:35 +0000
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