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Comment on Intel doesn’t think that Arm CPUs will make a dent in the laptop market

long_chicken_boat@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

you clearly don’t know what you’re talking about. Apple’s laptops sales are decreasing. And most Mac users can’t tell the differences between Intel, the M chips, AMD or whatever. They just know that there’s a pretty apple on the back of their laptop and that’s why they buy it.

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vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Apple’s laptops sales are decreasing.

Right now. But that’s because the M1 and M2 Mac sold like hot cakes and we’re at a quiet stop in the product timeline. They pick right back up when the new models drop.

And most Mac users can’t tell the differences between Intel, the M chips, AMD or whatever.

This is silly. The M1 models were leaps and bounds better than the Intel predecessor’s. That’s not all due to the ARM chip, but list a “MacBook Air 2020” for sale and watch the Mac heads stumble over each other to ask “intel or m1”.

They just know that there’s a pretty apple on the back of their laptop and that’s why they buy it.

People generally tend to stick to one ecosystem because of lock in effects, such as investment in apps etc, but that’s equally true in the windows world. I’m not sure I would classify Mac users on the whole as tech illiterate though. Most know exactly what they are getting and why.

And they are also A LOT of Mac users that just want a decent Unix machine and sturdy, capable hardware.

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- ink@r.nf ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  
  But that’s because the M1 and M2 Mac sold like hot cakes and we’re at a quiet stop in the product timeline.
  
  So you agree that it’s mainly Apple stans buy in whenever a new Mac drops, and hasn’t been able to really influence non Apple stans.
  
  That’s what the poster above you said. Apple stans buy in because they’re a cult, so of course their sales will increase once a new mac drops.
  
  The same is true for every other manufacturers during covid as everyone was bound to work from home and needed a laptop, but nobody seems to mention that
  
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  - vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    
    So you agree that it’s mainly Apple stans buy in whenever a new Mac drops, and hasn’t been able to really influence non Apple stans.
    
    No, I very much do not. M1 laptops have drawn in a lot of new users, simply because of the battery life and performance.
    
    Apple stans buy in because they’re a cult, so of course their sales will increase once a new mac drops.
    
    I’m not sure what you’re trying to say here. There are a lot of factors that influence purchasing decisions. It’s expensive equipment and people try to decide whether it’s worth spending cash on. Apple users are not made of money.
    
    The same was true for every other manufacturers
    
    Yes. So?
    
    Market share of ARM laptops skyrocketed from 0% to almost 10% overnight regardless. That’s the topic right?
    
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AbidanYre@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Some of those people know that docker performance is hot garbage on Mac’s.

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- jmanes@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Only if you’re not using AARCH64 based containers.
  
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