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Re: Amazon EC2 Mac Instances

#31

Post by riffic » Tue, Dec 01, 2020, 4:55 AM UTC

Now when will macOS support native containerization?

note: see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21333408

Re: Amazon EC2 Mac Instances

#32

Post by sneak » Tue, Dec 01, 2020, 4:55 AM UTC

Shakahs wrote: post #27

MacOS AMI images, EBS disks, VPC networking, 10gbps ENA. Bare metal only, Intel available now, M1 coming soon. This is another game changer. The post says they’re based on Mac Minis, but also use AWS Nitro. Is this custom AWS specific hardware?

Yes, AIUI AWS Nitro is a PCI (in this case thunderbolt?) disk abstraction system that fronts EBS for the host.

Re: Amazon EC2 Mac Instances

#33

Post by [deleted] » Tue, Dec 01, 2020, 4:56 AM UTC

tsjq wrote: post #26

porphyra wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> EC2 Mac instances with the Apple M1 chip are already in the works, and planned for 2021. Also for those wondering

Woah! Are they adding the M1 chip to/in their datacenter servers/blades?

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Re: Amazon EC2 Mac Instances

#34

Post by joana035 » Tue, Dec 01, 2020, 4:56 AM UTC

geofft wrote: post #28

I can't seem to find pricing for this - anyone understand AWS better than me? It's not listed on their dedicated host pricing page at https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/dedicated-hosts/pricing/ , and if I go through the web console to create an instance, I'm prompted to create a Mac dedicated host without any indication of how much I'd be paying.

You have to be logged in to see the prices.

Re: Amazon EC2 Mac Instances

#35

Post by samwestdev » Tue, Dec 01, 2020, 4:56 AM UTC

I wander about the pricing...

Re: Amazon EC2 Mac Instances

#36

Post by geofft » Tue, Dec 01, 2020, 4:56 AM UTC

tsjq wrote: post #26

porphyra wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> EC2 Mac instances with the Apple M1 chip are already in the works, and planned for 2021. Also for those wondering

Woah! Are they adding the M1 chip to/in their datacenter servers/blades?

The current offering being announced is Mac Minis (presumably rackmounted by being on shelves, or something), and the new Mac Mini is M1-based.

The macOS EULA says you can only run it on Apple hardware, so your options are basically Mac Minis or the new rackmountable Mac Pro.

Re: Amazon EC2 Mac Instances

#37

Post by NathanWilliams » Tue, Dec 01, 2020, 4:56 AM UTC

Shakahs wrote: post #27

MacOS AMI images, EBS disks, VPC networking, 10gbps ENA. Bare metal only, Intel available now, M1 coming soon. This is another game changer. The post says they’re based on Mac Minis, but also use AWS Nitro. Is this custom AWS specific hardware?

Over Thunderbolt: https://twitter.com/_msw_/status/1333629867171057664?s=21

Re: Amazon EC2 Mac Instances

#38

Post by nhumrich » Tue, Dec 01, 2020, 4:57 AM UTC

riffic wrote: post #31

Now when will macOS support native containerization? note: see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21333408

never

Re: Amazon EC2 Mac Instances

#39

Post by arthurcolle » Tue, Dec 01, 2020, 4:57 AM UTC

samwestdev wrote: post #35

I wander about the pricing...

$999.99 per month. "We wanted to redefine how people interact with macOS, on a deeper, ... and more granular level. Truly redefining the user experience and rethinking what was really possible, in the cloud."

Slogan for new product line: "A silver lining."

Re: Amazon EC2 Mac Instances

#40

Post by dharmab » Tue, Dec 01, 2020, 4:57 AM UTC

apapli wrote: post #19

Interesting. The deciding factor for our family when buying a Mac or Windows 10 device for my wife’s small business was actually my need to upload iOS apps for review by apple. I’m an after hours hobby developer, and use a windows desktop. It’s powerful and has all the tooling I require. And it supports all the games I want to play from the steam store. So - I think apple will lose a little bit of business from peopl…

Alternatively, Apple might gain revenue from iOS and macOS builds becoming more accessible, allowing more small businesses to support their hardware.