2026-06-09 22:22 UTC
RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/116716512905345949
Yeah, because there's no such thing as software portability. This is shameful.
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@gulfie@mastodonapp.uk 2026-06-09 22:24
@robpike@hachyderm.io forced obsolescence. I remember when a MacBook Pro lasted forever and would sell for 50% of its original cost after four years. I’ve bought my last.
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@fraggle@social.coop 2026-06-09 22:30
@robpike@hachyderm.io I have a theory that there's a team at Apple dedicated to just doing CPU architecture migrations, on a ~7 year cadence. A few more years and they'll announce the migration to RISC-V
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@nigel@unsociable.lowkey.party 2026-06-09 22:32
@robpike@hachyderm.io and yet not exactly a surprise is it. Not sure why anyone's expectation would be anything different.