Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 8 months agoApple exec defends 8GB $1,599 MacBook Pro, claims it's like 16GB on a PCwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square174fedilinkarrow-up1267arrow-down10
arrow-up1267arrow-down1external-linkApple exec defends 8GB $1,599 MacBook Pro, claims it's like 16GB on a PCwww.theregister.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square174fedilink
minus-squareParanoid Factoid@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·edit-28 months agoNo, it’s ARM based. They’ve been licensing ARM since the iPhone. This moved up from that to iPad and then to Macs. If you look at the Linux target for M series Macs, it builds ARM binaries. https://www.macrumors.com/2023/09/06/apple-inks-new-deal-arm-chip-designer/ https://9to5mac.com/2023/02/21/m1-mac-linux/
minus-squaremonsieur_jean@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·8 months agoInteresting, I thought they had ditched the ARM license completely, my mistake.
minus-squareParanoid Factoid@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-28 months agoHey, I fucked up a fact in this thread too. It happens lol no worries.
No, it’s ARM based. They’ve been licensing ARM since the iPhone. This moved up from that to iPad and then to Macs.
If you look at the Linux target for M series Macs, it builds ARM binaries.
https://www.macrumors.com/2023/09/06/apple-inks-new-deal-arm-chip-designer/
https://9to5mac.com/2023/02/21/m1-mac-linux/
Interesting, I thought they had ditched the ARM license completely, my mistake.
Hey, I fucked up a fact in this thread too. It happens lol no worries.