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Apple introduces Macbook Neo - cheaper Macbooks starting at $599 (www.apple.com)
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[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago (3 children)

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Completing the MacBook Neo experience is macOS Tahoe

Woah, this is new! A version of Mac OSX running on a iPhone/iPad CPU.

[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 hour ago

Not new, the Apple Silicon Developer Transition Kit had an A12. And of course the M-series is based on the A-series, so in a way they've always been iPhone/iPad chips.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 1 points 3 hours ago

They're clearly going for the same thing on all devices at some point. There's a lot of money to be made locking shit down and keeping your users hostage.

[–] Aermis@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

So a glorified tablet?

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago

It’s a Chromebook alternative.

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago

If its the full macOS, I don't think we can say that. That's what makes this so interesting as it is a first of its kind.

Now, if it performs like a dog compared to an equivalent spec M3 or M4 Macbook Air, then we probably could call it a glorified tablet.