[–] [S] 1 point 3 months ago

I believe consumer discrete graphics have already been hit, but that might more due to pro AI demand.

Leaks suggest it will be a while before Nvidia will be used for graphics, hopefully Arc not only survives, but also improves till then.

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    I am not too surprised that they are giving up on the P/E core model. AMD's approach seems much more sane where the "efficiency" cores still have full functionality of the full fat cores.

    More intense competition for AMD's X3D line is also a good thing. AMD needs more pressure for price competition and more consumer friendly product management policies.

    I am not really all too happy about the switch to Nvidia for graphical acceleration, this sounds like a state sanctioned initiative and it will only serve to reduce the minimal competition we have in the GPU market (Chinese GPUs aren't really viable where I live; I am talking about purely pragmatic reasons, ignoring broader considerations with using Chinese GPUs in this particular case).

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  • [–] [S] 10 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    You're still using a platform upon which Google has an enormous influence, including making life much more difficult for projects like GrapheneOS. And I think it's only a matter of timer before they'll take more aggressive measures.

    Btw, I am not saying one should or shouldn't use a Pixel with GrapheneOS.

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  • [–] [S] 13 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    An interesting thought experiment, but the $300 price is not realistic for any company other than SBCs makers (let alone Apple).

    I also feel desktop computing is fundamentally a different sort of experience where there is a bigger emphasis on flexibility (both in terms of hardware and the software platform).

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  • [–] [S] 31 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    While this is a good initiative from South Korea (recycled older devices are often good enough for basic web usage and media consumption), a much better initiative would be to investigate Samsung and SK Hynix, who are basically colluding to maintain tight supply by refusing to build more capacity.

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  • [–] [S] 8 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    A performance and price competitive SKU from Intel! Who could have thought?

    Or is this some sort of fake launch that is meant to capitalize on lack of memory and SSDs?

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  • [–] [S] 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

    I am planning to buy myself a Jolla phone later this year.

    Planning to use it in parallel with my Android phone, I want to prep for switching off Android.

    Banking apps and eGovernment apps is going to be a massive issue. I am really hoping there will be a big push in Europe to adopt SailfishOS.

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