Post #1465498
2026-04-20 21:44 UTC
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@circuitfarmer@lemmy.world 2026-04-20 22:29
They might be seeing / thinking that there is less money in hardware now versus specialty, closed-ecosystem software. I think that’s why we haven’t seen Apple Silicon advertised that heavily lately. It reminds me a little bit of the end of the PowerPC days. Everything had a G4 or G5 in it, but the software was the star for a loooonng time, and it stayed that way well into the Intel days. They’ll never shift away from Apple Silicon because it gives them enhanced verticals, but it may stay mostly under the hood. I think that killing off the Mac Pro supports this idea. There also wasn’t another giant machine for geeks for a while after they killed off the massive G5 tower.
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@k0e3@lemmy.ca 2026-04-21 00:20
Aren’t they hardware focused? I don’t use any of their products but I keep hearing praise about their M chips and their general build quality. Their phones seem pretty solid too; although, I guess you might not be getting the best bang for your buck when comparing features side-by-side.
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@Rekall_Incorporated@piefed.social 2026-04-21 06:37
Their growth segment is services and services have been taking an increasing share of total revenues (even with record iPhone sales). That’s where they’ll be focused on, so prepare for mode ads and data collection.