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Re:Apple announces it will switch to its own processors for ... by tw04 on Monday June 22, 2020 @05:16PM (#23606801)
Given that Amazon was able to get there, what makes you think Apple can't? I would struggle to believe that Annapurna Labs has any significant advantage over PA Semi given the track record PA has had since joining Apple, and the fact they had nearly a decade head-start.

https://www.anandtech.com/show/15578/cloud-clash-amazon-grav...

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Re:Apple announces it will switch to its own processors for ... by fock on Monday June 22, 2020 @06:00PM (#23607373)
not sure, what they are measuring though - random Xeon from spec.org: https://www.spec.org/cpu2006/results/res2017q3/cpu2006-20170... ; at most 30% higher frequency, yet twice as fast. Well...
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