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Re:Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with th... by ffgjgf1 on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @03:33AM (#39600770)
> It’s not on Apple to make sure their cheapest consumer-targeted computer is good enough for enterprise use.

Except they crippled it on purpose as a form of market segmentation. Claiming anything else is beyond absurd.

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Re:Apple unveils the new 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with th... by dangus on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @08:37AM (#39603204)
We really don’t know. Personally I’m not surprised that a chip that came from a smartphone has difficulty with multiple monitors. I’m guessing that the Pro and Max chips need a much larger die area dedicated to that functionality.
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