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Re:Apple's follow-up to M1 chip goes into mass production fo... by AtlasBarfed on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @01:33PM (#26958978)
AMD will probably "arm" up quickly, NVidia is acquiring ARM proper, Qualcomm won't sit still.

Intel? Well, maybe 12 months after they catch up to AMD in x86.

AMD's chips I've seen are decently competitive with M1. If ARM is a not-too-bad microcode adaptation and ditching a whole lot of x86 silicon real estate, AMD might be able to come to market quickly.

Intel isn't just getting pantsed in x86 by AMD and process by TSMC, they are seeing their entire ISA getting challenged. Wow are they in trouble.

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Re:Apple's follow-up to M1 chip goes into mass production fo... by Hamuko on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @02:02PM (#26959290)
Isn't the ARM acquisition kinda stuck at the moment?
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Re:Apple's follow-up to M1 chip goes into mass production fo... by uKGgZfqqNZtf7Za on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @04:11PM (#26960896)
It has to go through regulatory approval in the UK but this was to be expected. Jensen (Nvidia CEO) said he expected the acquisition to be complete by 2023.
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Re:Apple's follow-up to M1 chip goes into mass production fo... by dagmx on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @03:37PM (#26960450)
It is, but nvidia don't need it necessarily to compete in the ARM space, since they already make Arm SOCs
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Re:Apple's follow-up to M1 chip goes into mass production fo... by AtlasBarfed on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @06:28PM (#26962698)
arguably they would proceed on an ARM design with or without the formal company acquisition. It's too good of an opportunity.
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