“The new iPhone 6S beats the new MacBook in single-core performance on Geekbench, and is within spitting distance in multi-core.”
—@gruber
@sferik Except desktop and (most) laptops still aren't going to, because the perf isn't acceptable. Comparing unit shipments is irrelevant.
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@sgrif Perf is acceptable for some (and getting better fast). Unit shipments is relevant to economies of scale. Low-end disruption coming. -
@sferik And the only mainstream ARM laptop is more expensive than most x86 machines. - 4 more replies
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@sferik The chip that powered TI calculators wouldn't be compared on unit shipments either. (Yes I'm exaggerating, but you get the point?) -
@sgrif The scale of ARM-powered mobile phone shipments is orders of magnitude beyond TI calculators. - 2 more replies
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