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that's my main concern too. Also: If better connector tech appears, will the committee responsible be able to keep pace with the tech? Or will they take another good 7 years to settle on another draft proposal again? I love having sufficient regulation set the ceiling and floor appropriately, but not when it takes forever to keep up.

I've no doubt they'll design something really great and up to spec, but if post-sales support is another let down like the Pixel Pro or other Google products and services, I really have no reason to make an ecosystem migration in this economy and tech epoch.

Yup... Plus culture over there is remarkably different. For one, I cannot imagine such an adversarial relationship between business, government, and society around here. While most of Asia doesn't have the formal processes that exist in the west - and therefore get things done through personal relations (i.e. hello neighbourhood police sir, here's a head of spinach, could you help me look into this problem?) - but the general consensus leans towards very tight interwoven communal principles across society. I'm just not sure how things are going to play out this decade. Is late-stage capitalism going to fix its issues, or will it implode like in 1929?

I think from the observations of pilot projects in some schools over here in Asia, the results have been a lot better. Conversations are much more thoughtful and long-form. I've found a lot more meaning in reading online discussions. Much less personal attacks or anger-induced debates. That said... Did anonymous accounts disappear? No. Did whistleblowers disappear? Nah. If anything, it consolidated a lot of voter attention on the official channels to get better, especially with all the workforce exploitations during covid. I think most countries in Europe will also see a larger social benefit, but I'm not too sure how that'd benefit USA given the corporate lobbying capture.

if that's the case, 4 years of testing might mean it'd be better for them to prep for something like 7nm, since the rest of the industry would have moved on by then... Right? That'd make it more worthwhile once automakers are ready for production.

What're the nodes currently manufactured actively for automakers?

Just for learning's sake: Could someone shed light on how long it'd take to create similar resilient and robust designs on a 5nm node?

Might be possible... Consider that the courts weren't happy with both sides; they've noted Epic was plausibly disingenuous about their allegedly noble intentions. See this excerpt from the court document:

For those who value lucid wisdom in a world overrun by personal narratives and runaway headlines, this is the excerpt from the first page of the court document : https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21060631-apple-epic-judgement

Howdy neighbour. Come and see how hot the phones get. There're weibo techies who rig up free winter heating from running a phone farm. Pulling those watts generate an exponential heat cycle. I rather buy a really good charger from reputable manufacturers than use what the phone OEMs give me.

So... I'm embarrassed to ask, but I've been using FF without knowing what's going on in the ecosystem. Can someone bring me up to speed?

AFAIK from speaking to OEMs and the manufacturer (AMD, NVIDIA), they've got restrictions on how GPUs can be sold: 1) Anything more than 2 per customer (per credit card used) has to go to a distributor or approved retail partner. 2) OEM allocations should maintain the same proportion allocation. These are the two restrictions I can confirm exist, so my deduction is that miners have developed entire processes to get around the limits here. The usual retailers around southeast asia have put us all on a 3-month waiting list, and that's if they get stock too...

I'd been building HTPCs that run with the noctua NH-L12S. The 3400G was enough for mainstream titles like CSGO, DOTA, etc. The only issues come from games that need multithreading due to netcode complexity (fortnite, warframe, etc) or higher graphic thresholds. If you folk over in the west can't get your hands on GPUs at a reasonable price, then I don't think we'll be getting anything in this part of asia for at least ten years.

Yup... I used to do quite a bit of Macbook modding. In Asia, lots of pre-2014 Macbooks are coming in from you folks in the wealthy cities. The problem with conducting the heat to the bottom case makes it very uncomfortable to use for extended periods, and also heats up faster due to human body heating up the bottom metal as well. The total heat rapidly reaches 41deg cel, which quickly goes past the threshold of discomfort. I've noted this and tend to prefer fan mods with better thermal pastes. There were similar issues with old Dell enterprise laptops being circulated around here too. The bottom case tends to heat up way too much because the old models are reliant on heat exhaust from the bottom, which is unlikely for professionals on-the-move. Ideally, I prefer laptops that handle air circulation through the sides and top.

Well, yes, I get their point... ... but I also don't see a safe future in them running solo given the state actors out there who'd be more than happy to grab the tech behind DeepMind.

Amen to this. Like wow people, I can sense your anger and frustration, but maybe deal with those emotions in a healthier way?

It's Apple's business. Literally a BUSINESS. The entire ecosystem is put at risk just because of a few users wanting everyone else to cater to them? That's worse than smokers demanding other people get out of the way of their second-hand smoke, if they want to stay healthy.

If none of you are going to bother reading the transcripts and court proceedings...

I find the irony thick enough to cut with a butter knife. Surely USA has not forgotten its own police force, policymakers, and etc are frequently bought over by money - all through lobbying system! Why's it surprising that a business that seeks to operate in China won't change its tune to make money? Have we forgotten Microsoft, Dell, HP, and so much more?

I mean, regardless of how you wanna take this, open-source is the baseline. If your product/service can't even compete against that, it's time to go back to the drawing board.

That sort of business logic makes no sense. So if I'm running a mall now, am I supposed to accept tenants that can sue me for not supporting their attempts to setup and run a competing mall? But well, doesn't matter for me in Asia. It's just silly to see how organisations can abuse the legal system over in your half of the planet.

In all honesty, executive soundbites are great, but actual operations often suck in more resources and create more emergent complexity than management can predict. Take the history of Android: Pixel and Android were meant to set a baseline performance for the ecosystem, so that consumers know what to expect from Android especially comparing against other brands. Sounds good right? In reality, tribal loyalty and fanaticism means that the majority of consumer segments simply stick to the product lines they use and upgrade unless the subsequent product became such a massive failure that they really have to look elsewhere. Reality is a lot messier than executive soundbites, and I think technology can't truly evolve in a way that serves complex demographics until it accounts for all that.

Every engineering team has only so much time and energy to work on issues. Some more urgent than others.

Yeah... Every company has pretty unique process flops. E.g. Google wiped the Terraria developer's Google account (all across Google) without justification or even a proper response, and most people are betting that an AI or algorithm must have flopped. e.g. Microsoft freezing an account because someone's OneDrive was detected to have "Copyrighted" content (whatever that means)... None of that is right, but there's always a reason to start with.

Exactly. Not to mention these products were in development for long enough that alternative sales channels and marketing channels could have been developed. To say that Apple and iOS is the ONLY viable channel is disingenuous. This also ignores the iOS ecosystem's significantly higher and tighter barrier to entry. This means the Total Cost of Ownership is also significant. To grow the ecosystem means recurring revenue must continue to surpass operational expenses.