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Re:For years, Intel sat on its CPU monopoly and now the tide... by wmf on Saturday October 03, 2020 @01:01PM (#24673272)
What happened when Apple outperformed Intel and AMD with PowerPC? People kept buying Windows PCs.

What if Apple outperforms both Intel and AMD with their Apple Silicon? People will keep buying Windows and ChromeOS PCs.

AWS is testing the server market right now with Graviton2, basically a drop-in replacement for x86 that's faster and cheaper. It's going to be fascinating to watch and I hope AWS reports architecture usage share over time.

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Re:For years, Intel sat on its CPU monopoly and now the tide... by tpetry on Saturday October 03, 2020 @03:11PM (#24674029)
Is graviton2 really faster? I dont remember the exact details but didnt they still have a (long) way until reaching intel/amd performance? If i remember correctly they are currently only interesting because of their price.
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Re:For years, Intel sat on its CPU monopoly and now the tide... by pantalaimon on Saturday October 03, 2020 @03:33PM (#24674162)
> Is graviton2 really faster?

No

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=epyc-vs-...

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Re:For years, Intel sat on its CPU monopoly and now the tide... by philliphaydon on Sunday October 04, 2020 @01:44AM (#24676771)
From running my asp .net core api on Intel vs Graviton 2, graviton turned out to be roughly 15% faster. But the SSR of vue turned out to be roughly 10% slower.
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Re:For years, Intel sat on its CPU monopoly and now the tide... by _ph_ on Saturday October 03, 2020 @08:10PM (#24675670)
That is almost 20 years past, many things have changed. Most importantly, the iPhone has happened. I am not claiming, that Apple completely takes over the PC market, just that the market share could considerably rise. Having the better processors and iPhone compatibility could do the trick.
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Re:For years, Intel sat on its CPU monopoly and now the tide... by snapetom on Saturday October 03, 2020 @01:46PM (#24673552)
Apple didn't make PowerPC chips. That's a huge difference.

First, Apple wasn't a supplier. If Silicon takes off, they could become a supplier. Second, the reason they're switching to Silicon is the same reason they switched from IBM to Intel - the chip suppliers didn't react to the changing consumer landscape.

By making consumer devices, Apple is much more in tune with that landscape than IBM/Intel is. They can adapt chips much better and won't be handcuffed by chip suppliers in the future.

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Re:For years, Intel sat on its CPU monopoly and now the tide... by spideymans on Saturday October 03, 2020 @03:51PM (#24674249)
Moving to their own chips also allows for much more aggressive pricing.
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