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Dissecting the Apple M1 GPU, the end

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Re: Dissecting the Apple M1 GPU, the end

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Post by ninjin »

tiffanyh wrote: post #35

Kind of amazing Alyssa didn’t end up working at Apple (instead of Intel).

They seem closely aligned with the Free Software Foundation (FSF), so I could very well imagine that being a major ideological reason not to want to work with Apple. Yes, Apple sometimes upstream patches and they do contribute to open source here and there, but they certainly are no FSF poster child. Intel on the other hand are about as open as it gets when it comes to their track record in the graphics space. I personally have nothing but admiration for Rosenzweig's work and I hope they will continue to find environments where they can flourish and do great things in the years to come.

Re: Dissecting the Apple M1 GPU, the end

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Post by dang »

mrheosuper wrote: post #16
dang wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I wish i had half of the energy of this guy Trolling will get you banned here, so please don't.

i swear i'm not trolling, i had no idea the author is woman.

Sorry for misinterpreting you! All we can do is pattern-match, and sometimes the pattern doesn't match.

Re: Dissecting the Apple M1 GPU, the end

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Post by contrarian1234 »

I never understood this project. Maybe I'm missing something, but the timescale is such that by the time they're done the product isn't even being sold anymore

At least with Panfrost it made more sense bc it still being used

M1 chip laptops can only be bought second hand at this point

Re: Dissecting the Apple M1 GPU, the end

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Post by aloha2436 »

contrarian1234 wrote: post #46

I never understood this project. Maybe I'm missing something, but the timescale is such that by the time they're done the product isn't even being sold anymore At least with Panfrost it made more sense bc it still being used M1 chip laptops can only be bought second hand at this point

Why would the product have to be available new for the project to be worth it? There are still many M1 chips out there, and this helps prolong the usefulness of those chips.

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Post by adrum »

contrarian1234 wrote: post #46

I never understood this project. Maybe I'm missing something, but the timescale is such that by the time they're done the product isn't even being sold anymore At least with Panfrost it made more sense bc it still being used M1 chip laptops can only be bought second hand at this point

I believe Walmart has a deal[1] with Apple to sell[2] M1 MacBook Airs. This has been the case for a year or so, so I don't think it's old stock. They have been in stock for since that date, and slowly getting cheaper.

[1]https://9to5mac.com/2024/03/16/walmart-m1-macbook-air-launch...

[2]https://www.walmart.com/ip/Apple-MacBook-Air-13-3-inch-Lapto...

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