Apple Finishes Dumping Intel Entirely

 

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Apple Finishes Dumping Intel Entirely, Touts Results

By Anton Shilov

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Apple completes transition to Apple Silicon.

The launch of Apple's Mac Pro based on its M2 Ultra processor formally marked the completion of the company's transition from Intel's CPUs to its own system-on-chips, which took about three years. The transition spurred users of Macs to upgrade and encouraged users of Windows to switch to Macs. Roughly half of Apple's PCs bought in Q2 were purchased by new users.

"This past quarter, we were pleased to complete the transition to Apple Silicon for the entire lineup," said Tim Cook, Apple's chief executive, at the company's conference call with analysts and investors (via SeekingAlpha). "This transition has driven both strong upgrade activity and a high number of new customers. In fact, almost half of Mac buyers during the quarter were new to the product. We also saw reported customer satisfaction of 96% for Mac in the U.S."

Indeed, the transition to Apple Silicon helped Apple to boost sales of its Mac computers and gain market share. The company controlled 6.3% of the PC market, with 4.077 million Macs sold in Q2 2019. During Q2 2023, the company commanded 8.6% of the PC market, with 5.3 million units sold. Meanwhile, in Q1 2022, the firm owned 9.3% of the desktop and laptop market as it supplied 7.342 million PCs during the quarter, many of which were sold to first-time users, and many were upgrades.

Controlling the hardware and software enables Apple to integrate various special-purpose accelerators into its SoCs and maximize performance in select applications. In addition, it allows it to precisely tailor its software for these SoCs, which promises to reduce the number of glitches and offer decent performance. Finally, it allows the company to maximize its profit margins now that it does not have to pay for CPUs to Intel. Unfortunately, with the transition to its Apple Silicon, Apple no longer supports third-party GPUs with its Mac Pro PCs, which will frustrate users who need high-performance GPUs.

Since the PC market in Q2 2023 was down 13.4% year-over-year in terms of unit shipments, it is not surprising that Macs generated $6.8 billion in revenue for Apple during the quarter, down 7% year-over-year. It is also noteworthy that Apple sold more PC units than it did in Q2 2022, according to IDC. A reason why Apple's Mac revenue was down amid unit sales growth was probably because many first-time users bought inexpensive PCs. In contrast, in Q2 2022, the company finally ramped up sales of its premium M2 Pro and M2 Max-based MacBook Pros.

Also, it is evident that in Q2 2023, Apple's PC business performed better than the PC businesses of Lenovo, Dell, and Acer, at least regarding unit sales growth. . .

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As Trump and Republican lawmakers continue to promote false claims of 2020 election fraud, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes says the former president’s willingness “to cheerlead violence against other people” highlights the need for new solutions for the 2024 election. “We've got to plan for...new...monsters now.” 

U.S. State Department and The Philippines React to a Water-Cannon Incident by Chinese Coast Guard } South China Morning Post

 

South China Sea: Philippines condemns Chinese coastguard’s ‘dangerous’ use of water cannons at its boats

• The incident happened as the Philippine coastguard escorted vessels carrying supplies for Filipino troops stationed at Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands
• Both Manila and the US denounced the actions, while Beijing accused the ships of trespassing and transporting illegal building materials

A Chinese coastguard ship (left) releasing water cannon on a Philippine vessel near Second Thomas Shoal during a resupply mission on August 5. Photo: PCG/AFP

The Philippines condemned the China coastguard on Sunday for allegedly firing water cannon at its vessels in the disputed South China Sea, describing the actions as “illegal” and “dangerous”.

• The latest incident happened on Saturday as the Philippine coastguard escorted vessels carrying supplies for Filipino military personnel stationed at Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands.

In a statement, the US State Department condemned the Chinese actions, saying they were carried out by the coastguard and “maritime militia”, and that they directly threatened regional peace and stability.
Beijing claims almost all of the sea, through which trillions of dollars in trade passes annually, and has ignored a 2016 international court ruling that its assertion has no legal basis.
Its coastguard and navy vessels routinely block or shadow Philippine ships patrolling the contested waters, Manila says.

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Saturday’s incident was the first time since November 2021 that the Chinese coastguard had used water cannon against a Philippine resupply mission to Second Thomas Shoal.

“The Philippine coastguard strongly condemns the China coastguard’s dangerous manoeuvres and illegal use of water cannons against the PCG vessels,” the Philippine coastguard said in a statement.

“Such actions by the CCG not only disregarded the safety of the PCG crew and the supply boats but also violated international law.”

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The Armed Forces of the Philippines said the Chinese coastguard had “blocked and water cannoned” one of its chartered resupply vessels.

Due to the “excessive and offensive” actions, a second chartered vessel was unable to unload its cargo for the routine troop rotation and resupply operation, military spokesman Colonel Medel Aguilar said in a statement.

“We call on the China coastguard and the Central Military Commission to act with prudence and be responsible in their actions to prevent miscalculations and accidents that will endanger peoples’ lives,” Aguilar said.

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• China’s coastguard countered that it had implemented necessary controls in accordance with the law to deter Philippine ships, which it accused of trespassing and carrying illegal building materials.

Coastguard spokesman Gan Yu added China has “indisputable” sovereignty over the Spratly Islands and their adjacent waters, including the Second Thomas Shoal.

“We urge the Philippine side to immediately stop its infringing activities in this waters,” Gan posted on the coastguard’s WeChat social media account.

Manila and Beijing have a long history of maritime disputes over the South China Sea, particularly in the waters around Second Thomas Shoal.

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After China occupied Mischief Reef in the mid-1990s, the Philippines ran a derelict navy vessel aground on the nearby shoal to assert Manila’s territorial claims in the waters.

Members of the Philippine marines are based there.

A similar incident happened in June during another regular resupply operation.

As they neared the shoal, the two Philippine coastguard boats assigned as escorts for that navy mission were approached by two Chinese coastguard vessels.

One of the Chinese boats came within about 90m (100 yards) of the BRP Malabrigo’s bow, forcing its commanding officer to slow down to avoid a collision, the coastguard said previously.

Activists gather outside the Chinese consular office to commemorate the anniversary of an international arbitral court ruling invalidating Beijing’s historical claims over the South China Sea, in Makati City, Metro Manila, on July 12. Photo: Reuters

Another incident happened in April when a Chinese coastguard ship cut off the Philippine patrol vessel Malapascua as it carried journalists near Second Thomas Shoal.

An AFP team was on another coastguard vessel and witnessed the near-collision.

In that incident, the Malapascua’s commanding officer Rodel Hernandez said the Chinese ship came within 45m of his boat and only his quick actions avoided the steel-hulled vessels crashing into each other.

Additional reporting by Reuters