: ...and that spilled over to Windows devices too. Suddenly trackpads got better for *everyone*.
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Replying to @slightlylate @codinghorror
: ...particularly the folks who couldn't afford a Mac. So I have hope. This can get better too.
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it would be a lot better if Apple cared about the value segment. Even ye olde iPhone 6 whips 98% of android
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: it was a ~$600 phone at launch. Last value HW was 5C; similar perf to contemporary Android's on today's Chrome.
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: understand what you're asking for is literally against their business model. Value segment is revenue, not profit.
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: ...back in measurable reality, we need webdevs to not screw the entire web by drowning it in script.
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Replying to @slightlylate @kornelski
android has really screwed the pooch here. They say they will fix in 2017 http://benediktmeurer.de/2016/12/16/the-truth-about-traditional-javascript-benchmarks/#comment-3056329996 …
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: you're missing the high-order bit: even if Chrome were 1:1 w/ Geekbench scores, picture would be the same
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: (roughly). Here's why: https://browser.primatelabs.com/v4/cpu/compare/1369643?baseline=474824 … https://browser.primatelabs.com/v4/cpu/compare/1368580?baseline=474824 …
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: most of the world's single-core perf is a fraction that of an iPhone. Building to rich-person devices is not wise.
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: so maybe you can blame Android for lots of things, but not this. Cheaper devices are (much) slower; film at 11.
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: that Moto G4 is a $200 device, btw. Still too beefy compared to what the next billion users (mostly) carry.
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Replying to @slightlylate @kornelski
I'm building for the next decade. Future already here, just not evenly distributed.
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