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A comment on Ask HN: Can competitors catch up to Apple Silicon?. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: Can competitors catch up to Apple Silicon? by pizlonator on Monday July 04, 2022 @11:38AM (#31978219)
That’s a bold statement.

I don’t think we really know how much of the lead is due to Apple’s design.

I would bet it’s more due to fab than design, but the design plays a nontrivial role.

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Re:Ask HN: Can competitors catch up to Apple Silicon? by mixmastamyk on Monday July 04, 2022 @02:32PM (#31980356)
Just ARM is known to have much better per watt performance than intel. Folks are desperate that there be a single reason, but that is rarely the case.

The reality is that multiple factors are working in Apple’s favor. Process, architecture, design, investment, focus, OS… firing on all cylinders as they say.

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