Opinion: 114B transistors, one big meh. Apple's M1 Ultra wake-up call

Yes, it's a big deal but bottom line the computer is a tool and a tool only wows us when it can be used to perform something great. I can have a car that travels at 1 million miles an hour but if I run it in our current highway system it's not that big of a deal. I'm not going to get anywhere much faster.

Yup, the new Macs are speed monsters but the OS won't run much better on the new hardware and Netflix is going to run just the same. Photoshop and Final cut will run better but I, and most people, don't use those. The Mac is a tool. It's up to Apple to wow me with what it can do. Otherwise it's just Meh for me and most users.

> Our computers, our networks and our tools are more than good enough to offer anyone of any genre, any age, geek or normcore, a wow reward for creative engagement.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30615959