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To: Swordmaker

Considering different code base and OS that’s pretty close. Java and android are pigs compared to Obj-C and IOS.

Apple hardware is always a day late, but applications run well in it’s North Korean like OS.


12 posted on 08/22/2016 12:18:21 PM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie
Apple hardware is always a day late, but applications run well in it’s North Korean like OS.

huh??

Have you heard of the ARM Consortium? Apple is a founding member. ARM processors can be thought of like the ultimate "tinker toy". Want a 64 bit core? Pick the one you want. Want a Graohics processor? Which one? ARM has a bunch of them. Connect only the parts of the microcontroller you NEED and build your custom processor from the ARM catalog of tested components that are pre-laid out and designed for specif applications (processes, low power, performance, size, yield, etc). Apple, being a founder gets to use the newest and best components first. Hence the A4, A5-A10 designators on each custom made Apple chip.

Now match a custom made chip with custom made iOS and you have complete control in-house over every single detail. Nothing is left to chance.

Lets compare this to Android where dozens of competitors use Generic General Purpose (GP) processors with an untold plethora of baseband modems, God only knows how many different screen resolutions, and who knows how many different motherboard components and it's a testament to the robustness of Linux (that Android is based on) that it even boots.

To call your analysis wrong, is an understatement

25 posted on 08/22/2016 3:27:06 PM PDT by Hodar (A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.- Burroughs)
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