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Re:Apple announces it will switch to its own processors for ... by tdsamardzhiev on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @12:42AM (#23609993)
Not a fan of Apple, but x86 is a mess and I'd love to see companies pushing for its replacement.
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Re:Apple announces it will switch to its own processors for ... by skohan on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @01:35AM (#23610241)
What's the issue with x86? Genuinely asking
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Re:Apple announces it will switch to its own processors for ... by tdsamardzhiev on Sunday July 05, 2020 @02:47AM (#23737030)
It has a lot of historical baggage, most notably implicit interdependencies that make it hard/impossible to optimize and reorder stuff. We're entering an era of many-core processors, and IMHO we'll absolutely have to move to a RISC architecture, and the sooner we get that box checked, the better.
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Re:Apple announces it will switch to its own processors for ... by imtringued on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @07:25AM (#23612494)
It's compatible with all the software I own. Using proton is already a hassle. Adding emulation will just make it worse.
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Re:Apple announces it will switch to its own processors for ... by tdsamardzhiev on Sunday July 05, 2020 @02:32AM (#23736998)
Software compatibility will obviously be the main problem to resolve, but I'm an optimist.
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