06-09-2020, 08:04 PM
Vertical integration. They control the whole supply-chain from beginning to end, dictating spec and price and ship-dates.
For the first product -- most likely a typically slow and near-useless MacBook -- there may be some battery-life advantage.
As it scales up to compete head-on with Intel-based Macs, heat and power-consumption will go up accordingly. There's not likely to be any advantage at all for the mid-to-high range consumer or pro.
Since it's a new architecture, you're going to lose a lot of your apps and for those pro-apps that migrate, you're likely to be out of pocket for new versions.
For the first product -- most likely a typically slow and near-useless MacBook -- there may be some battery-life advantage.
As it scales up to compete head-on with Intel-based Macs, heat and power-consumption will go up accordingly. There's not likely to be any advantage at all for the mid-to-high range consumer or pro.
Since it's a new architecture, you're going to lose a lot of your apps and for those pro-apps that migrate, you're likely to be out of pocket for new versions.