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Re:Nvidia Unveils 144-Core Grace CPU Superchip by tyingq on Saturday March 26, 2022 @03:21PM (#30814552)
I'm guessing it's much easier for Apple since they do one set of drivers for chip peripherals/bridges/etc, one way of doing boot, bios setup, etc.

In the generic PC space, the operating systems have to deal with however each manufacturer chooses to do things. So it's harder for any one manufacturer to get enough leverage with Microsoft and Linux to support their devices.

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Re:Nvidia Unveils 144-Core Grace CPU Superchip by 10000truths on Saturday March 26, 2022 @03:34PM (#30814645)
It would be nice if every manufacturer adhered to a standard interface specification, like NVME, but for network adapters, video cards, audio, etc. So that one set of drivers would work for any combination of parts. It would greatly democratize OS development.
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