acsmars
acsmars t1_itlkxhq wrote
Reply to comment by IrreverentHippie in Apple testing Apple Silicon Mac Pro with 24-core CPU, 76-core GPU, 192GB of memory by prehistoric_knight
Which you get by selling complete platforms, not oem parts or components.
acsmars t1_itjtg4y wrote
Reply to comment by IrreverentHippie in Apple testing Apple Silicon Mac Pro with 24-core CPU, 76-core GPU, 192GB of memory by prehistoric_knight
Apple does not benefit from increased competition or innovation. Competitive markets are bad for business. GPU chip making is also less profitable than their current markets. This is also why they don’t manufacture their products in house, device manufacturing is a much less profitable business than the product design and software services that they currently operate in.
Apple’s play is and always has been total design and control of the user experience. That’s their differentiator. They’ve no incentive to release a less profitable product, in a competitive market segment, that they can’t fully control, and which is less compatible with their software/services businesses. They will continue to cater to their demographic: people who want their wholistic designed experience and are willing to pay up to get it. That’s how they became the most valuable company.
acsmars t1_itj2rwc wrote
Reply to comment by IrreverentHippie in Apple testing Apple Silicon Mac Pro with 24-core CPU, 76-core GPU, 192GB of memory by prehistoric_knight
Every sale of a high end GPU would mean one less entire workstation sale they could’ve forced into their camp.
It’s like asking them to sell their iphone software or SoC. They can make more money selling the whole phone, it’d cost them sales to sell it piecemeal . If you’ve got a killer market leading feature and an industry leading product you’re selling, you don’t sell the secret sauce to your competitors.
acsmars t1_itj2g4v wrote
Reply to comment by IrreverentHippie in Apple testing Apple Silicon Mac Pro with 24-core CPU, 76-core GPU, 192GB of memory by prehistoric_knight
If it would be dominant, they’d rather sell a $6k workstation than a $2k part. Less driver support/compatibility to manage and more money.
Every other hardware company wishes they could pull in buyers and revenue like Apple does, why would Apple change?
acsmars t1_j62pqs9 wrote
Reply to comment by Garden-Wrong in Jail threats stop AI 'robot lawyer' from making its debut in court | Engadget by yourd00m
AI has been shown to be as biased, if not more so, than it’s creators and training data.