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Re:Apple announces it will switch to its own processors for ... by zerkten on Monday June 22, 2020 @10:52PM (#23609474)
> Just putting the A12Z into the previous 12" MacBook would be a massively better computer with better battery life, better performance, and significantly less expensive. All while Apple maintains their margins.

Don't we basically know that from the Surface X?

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Re:Apple announces it will switch to its own processors for ... by ogre_codes on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @12:28AM (#23609925)
> Don't we basically know that from the Surface X?

Don't have to venture that far, we know it from the iPad Pro.

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Re:Apple announces it will switch to its own processors for ... by mlindner on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @04:25AM (#23611244)
Microsoft doesn't control the hardware very much and definitely doesn't control the software developers whereas Apple completely controls the former and has a lot of leverage with the latter.
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