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Apple Silicon: A Long Game, Changing the Game

11.18.2020 - By Andreessen HorowitzPlay

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Apple recently announced the first new lineups of devices based on Apple Silicon M1 chips, which officially came out today. And since there’s already plenty of analysis on performance, benchmarks, and more, we cover the big picture: Apple’s moving away from Intel chips, and to their own chips (that run on the Arm instruction set); what does it all mean? Where we are on the long arc of innovation, both backwards and forwards -- and what are implications for consumers, developers, and the industry as a whole?

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