Apple introduces M6 and M5 Ultra for a big leap in performance and AI compute

Re:Apple introduces M6 and M5 Ultra for a big leap in perfor... by blauditore on Tuesday August 25, 2026 @03:15PM (#49439135)

Most devs choosing Macbooks has a lot to do with culture. It's boutique, cool, and all the other successful people have it. Yes, officially it's always for technical reasons, but no one would ever admit to get something just because it's shiny.

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Re:Apple introduces M6 and M5 Ultra for a big leap in perfor... by 12_throw_away on Tuesday August 25, 2026 @04:06PM (#49439864)

Hmm, you are saying that devs have preferred a POSIX system over whatever Windows 11 is, because it's "boutique"?

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Re:Apple introduces M6 and M5 Ultra for a big leap in perfor... by TheBicPen on Tuesday August 25, 2026 @04:51PM (#49440453)

Not OP, but I absolutely know people like this. Devs who don't even know what POSIX is, let alone care whether their OS is compliant.

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Re:Apple introduces M6 and M5 Ultra for a big leap in perfor... by blauditore on Tuesday August 25, 2026 @05:16PM (#49440760)

Yes, exactly.

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Re:Apple introduces M6 and M5 Ultra for a big leap in perfor... by blauditore on Wednesday August 26, 2026 @02:19AM (#49444752)

And yes, I'm well aware this embarrasses some folks, hence the negative reaction.

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Re:Apple introduces M6 and M5 Ultra for a big leap in perfor... by 12_throw_away on Wednesday August 26, 2026 @06:14AM (#49446494)

Sorry, I didn't realize I was replying to ... a person like this. I hope things get better for you soon.

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Re:Apple introduces M6 and M5 Ultra for a big leap in perfor... by blauditore on Friday August 28, 2026 @11:39AM (#49480171)

That's exactly what I mean.

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Re:Apple introduces M6 and M5 Ultra for a big leap in perfor... by rangestransform on Tuesday August 25, 2026 @05:16PM (#49440754)

I chose a MacBook as my laptop last job because my Nvidia drivers kept breaking on my Linux laptop

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Re:Apple introduces M6 and M5 Ultra for a big leap in perfor... by bonesss on Wednesday August 26, 2026 @02:31AM (#49444847)

A large majority of windows devs choose Apple hardware has to major challenges for MS.

If devs just want shiny flashy then MS has failed at providing that directly or through their partners. If devs are able to make credible technical reasons, year after year, that sustain IT & budgetary scrutiny, that also is a failure from MS.

Personally “being able to run docker without this bs” was credible for many years, tech that now is a de facto expectation for most .NET dev jobs and well-integrated-ish into windows and WSL.

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