Good takes and bad takes on Apple Silicon There are a lot of people out there that seem to be clinging to some weird ideas about what the Apple Silicon transition is going to look like, and what the Apple Silicon team “can do”, in terms of what they can deliver. Good Takes First, someone… Continue reading Good takes and bad takes on Apple Silicon
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What Apple Announced at WWDC 2020
What Apple Announced at WWDC 2020 It looks like I got some things right, and some things wrong, in my previous post. Let’s look at what Apple actually announced. Mac with Apple Processors, across the line Yes, they really are transitioning the whole Mac line to Apple’s own processors. The timeline they announced is “within… Continue reading What Apple Announced at WWDC 2020
ARM Macs are coming, and faster than you think
ARM Macs and transition timeframes (note: This is a lightly-edited version of a post originally published on June 13th, 2020) We all knew this was coming. In fact, some of us have been expecting it for years. Various rumor outlets are saying that Apple will announce at WWDC that they’re transitioning the Macintosh line from… Continue reading ARM Macs are coming, and faster than you think
Mergers: The Good
(intro blog post here) How to help your acquired employees succeed Out of the 6 acquisitions I’ve been involved with, two really stand out as positive experiences, both for the acquired and the parent company. Here’s what was different about those two mergers, as opposed to the ones that didn’t go so well. Integrate the… Continue reading Mergers: The Good
Apple vs the FBI
What’s up with Apple and the FBI? Several of my friends and family have asked me about this case, which has been in the news a lot recently. A whole lot of news stories have been written trying more-or-less successfully to explain what’s going on here, often with ill-fitting analogies to locks and keys, and… Continue reading Apple vs the FBI
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