> It’s more about x86. Using an x86 laptop feels archaic in 2025. Compared to my M2 MacBook Air or my work M3 MacBook Pro.
From the user PoV, isn't that one of those things that are irrelevant? The users, even the very technical ones, neither know nor care that the computer they are using is x86 or ARM or ...
You might say that the battery life is part of UX, so, sure, I get that, but while, in practice, battery life on the M1/M2/M3/M4 is superior, as a trade-off the user gets a limited set of software that they can run, which is also part of the UX.
So the user gets to choose which UX trade-off they want to make.
If I want the balls to the wall fastest computer that I can buy at a given price, it’s going to be an x86 PC with an Nvidia based video card. If it’s a desktop, I don’t really care about performance per watt.
I personally care because I travel a lot and I need a laptop. For non gamers of course Mac desktops including the new base Mac Mini is good enough.
From the user PoV, isn't that one of those things that are irrelevant? The users, even the very technical ones, neither know nor care that the computer they are using is x86 or ARM or ...
You might say that the battery life is part of UX, so, sure, I get that, but while, in practice, battery life on the M1/M2/M3/M4 is superior, as a trade-off the user gets a limited set of software that they can run, which is also part of the UX.
So the user gets to choose which UX trade-off they want to make.