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Apple to skip high-end M6 Mac chips in favor of AI-focused M7 line

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Re: Apple to skip high-end M6 Mac chips in favor of AI-focused M7 line

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Post by subarctic »

npunt wrote: post #317
subarctic wrote: post #303

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The comment you're replying to doesn't sound like AI to me

It’s very obviously AI, several tells: ‘isn’t just / it’s also’ AI-ism should at least turn your AI radar on, then you get this weirdly formal structure that sounds like a trying-to-be-relatable press release: “This shift eliminates A, thereby enhancing B, improving C, and facilitating D. The benefits? Better U, smoother V (hello, W), improved X, and potentially Y—freeing up Z.” Question to self interjection, chipper…

I've re-read the comment again and I'm convinced it's not ai. It uses a pattern that ai adopted but it seems like an actual genuine comment. This is based on my spidey senses so it's not something I'm going to debate logically but it seems quite a few people agree with me. And I've seen lots of annoying ai-written stuff, and of course use Claude and Chatgpt regularly

Re: Apple to skip high-end M6 Mac chips in favor of AI-focused M7 line

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Post by craigjb »

monocasa wrote: post #79
craigjb wrote: post #65

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The terms to search for are fan-out wafer level packaging (FOWLP) and TSMC InFO. The chiplets come from different wafers and are reconstituted into a molded plastic wafer, allowing multiple die side-by-side. Then multiple layers of wires are built on top, terminating in a BGA.

Ok, part of my confusion was that it was being presented in contrast to InFO-oS and InFO-PoP, but it appears to mostly be a modified version of InFO-PoP called InFO-M? Because Apple has been using InFO-PoP for almost a decade at this point, starting with the A10.

Apple has not shipped an InFO-PoP with side-by-side integrated die yet. This is expected to be the first one, using RDLs for the die-to-die interconnect (so different than M-Ultra series that uses silicon bridges).

Re: Apple to skip high-end M6 Mac chips in favor of AI-focused M7 line

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Post by NuclearPM »

swiftcoder wrote: post #198
zombot wrote: post #126

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In what neck of the woods? English pronunciation never gets boring.

In British English the "an" is correct, even though most English dialects don't actually render the H as silent. It's a French-derived word that had a silent H originally, ergo we use "an".

That’s ridiculous. British people have been butchering English for far too long.

Re: Apple to skip high-end M6 Mac chips in favor of AI-focused M7 line

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Post by [deleted] »

subarctic wrote: post #391
npunt wrote: post #317

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s very obviously AI, several tells: ‘isn’t just / it’s also’ AI-ism should at least turn your AI radar on, then you get this weirdly formal structure that sounds like a trying-to-be-relatable press release: “This shift eliminates A, thereby enhancing B, improving C, and facilitating D. The benefits? Better U, smoother V (hello, W), improved X, and potentially Y—freeing up Z.” Question to self interjection, chipper…

I've re-read the comment again and I'm convinced it's not ai. It uses a pattern that ai adopted but it seems like an actual genuine comment. This is based on my spidey senses so it's not something I'm going to debate logically but it seems quite a few people agree with me. And I've seen lots of annoying ai-written stuff, and of course use Claude and Chatgpt regularly

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Re: Apple to skip high-end M6 Mac chips in favor of AI-focused M7 line

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Post by Brendinooo »

uneoneuno wrote: post #109
linguae wrote: post #85

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Come to think of it, modern cars have a lot of electronics such as touchscreens, cameras, and sensors. It wouldn’t surprise me if new car prices are not immune to what’s happening with RAM and storage prices.

Why don't people run their AI on their car? Two birds, one fragglerock.

How many tokens to the gallon can my car get?

Re: Apple to skip high-end M6 Mac chips in favor of AI-focused M7 line

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Post by sheepscreek »

khurs wrote: post #332
sheepscreek wrote: post #321

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The message I’m getting is that Apple will never compromise on its healthy margins. If something becomes basically unaffordable for their target market, they’d cut the production and even discontinue the product, than take a hit on margins. Their business model is refreshingly simple.

That works only if the product is the product. Iphones/tablets drive app sales/apple subscription services, if they force a user to move to android they may never return. Why do you think they sell the iPhone 17e/se? They need to maximise their user base as its ongoing recurring income stream.

Yes - they create new/cheaper products for a different consumer but not at the cost of their margins. Vision Pro may have been the only device in recent history that likely had slim margins (if any).
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