[awj]

That's only one part of the problem here.

"Competing" in this sense is delivering similar user experience (battery life, performance, seamless hardware interactions) that Apple is achieving through their top-to-bottom control of the hardware and software.

It's not enough to show off Intel/AMD SoCs and call that good when the other components and software force subpar UX.

[lern_too_spel]

Again, they have already shown they can reduce battery usage with integrated GPU and video decoding. What's missing is unified memory, which is already in the pipeline for datacenter products: https://www.anandtech.com/show/15593/amd-unveils-cdna-gpu-ar...

As far as performance, MacOS has been slower than both Windows and Linux on the same hardware for as long as I can remember. I see no reason why both operating systems won't achieve better utilization of these upcoming systems than Apple does with their M1.

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=macos101...

The M1 operates in a unique and valuable space right now, but the claim that it will be effectively impossible for the rest of the industry to move into that space doesn't hold water.

[webmobdev]

Yes, I agree. In fact, software has been the bottle neck for sometime now as CPU development in terms of performance has outpaced software.