The MacBook’s past few years in the wilderness gave a lot of Mac users some real uncertainty about the future of their preferred platform. To see not just a return to form but an epochal step forward is something of a unique moment - there’s both relief and excitement.

Sure, but it's also a device that makes up less than .1% of the desktop market share. For most HN users, reading about the M1 Mac is like peoplewatching from your office window: it's a cool upgrade for consumers, but ARM is such a major departure from the rest of the industry that it verges on disinteresting. Hell, reviews of the Surface Pro X told much the story: the device was fast on native software, but it's idiosyncrasies were what killed it in the end. Most reviewers gave it a 6 or 7 and then tossed it back on the shelf, where it probably still is today. The M1 had another year in development, and now a slightly larger portion of the desktop market share can use it as a daily driver. The people who amplify those voices are not doing anyone any favors, especially if we're trying to keep an objectively interesting news site well-stocked.

It's revolutionary, something Apple hasn't done in a while, but is still good at!