Subj : Re: Running linux in vm o
To   : Chai
From : Nightfox
Date : Thu Oct 18 2018 09:31 am

  Re: Re: Running linux in vm o
  By: Chai to Nightfox on Wed Oct 17 2018 08:35 pm

 Ni>> I imagine Apple is frustrated with Intel right now, but companies
 Ni>> sometimes go into a bit of a slump, but I don't think it should mean
 Ni>> Apple should drop Intel.

 Ch> Just read an article on this. The author claimed Apple will be closing
 Ch> their desktop line in the not so distant future (rumor). I think it would
 Ch> be strange to invest in a new processor design, then close shop on
 Ch> desktops. Apparently, iPad Pro's, iPads, and other IOS devices are their
 Ch> bread and butter. They're not making that much from desktops.

 Ch> It should be noted the article was based on opinion from viewing recent
 Ch> Apple commercials where Desktops are referenced to be outdated antiques.
 Ch> It's just the author's hunch, not literal fact. Apparently, the Mac line
 Ch> doesn't get much attention at the WWDC. 

eh...  It would seem like a very strange decision to drop desktops altogether. 
And by "desktops", does that also include laptop computers?  I can't imagine
that not enough people would want those that Apple would decide to drop them. 
There are still types of work that I think are easiest on that kind of device. 
Also, I could see people adding a keyboard and a mouse to a tablet, and at that
point it becomes basically like a laptop anyway.

But then again, Apple has made decisions to drop things ahead of their time in
the past.  The first iMac didn't have a floppy drive, at a time when people
still used floppies, and I was also surprised when Apple decided to remove
optical drives from their computers (and they never did even have blu-ray
drives).

Nightfox

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