Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 11 months agoApple exec defends 8GB $1,599 MacBook Pro, claims it's like 16GB on a PCwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square171fedilinkarrow-up1280arrow-down10
arrow-up1280arrow-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 · 11 months agomessage-square171fedilink
minus-squareParanoid Factoid@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·edit-211 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-up6·11 months agoInteresting, I thought they had ditched the ARM license completely, my mistake.
minus-squareParanoid Factoid@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·edit-211 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.