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I think that is what the parent meant by feeling left behind. It is either Apple or something underwhelming like ThinkPad with Snapdragon.

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But this is how everything works. I’m sure Ferrari has certain technology before normal cars do.

Sure, you will not get computers with N3 chips for a year or two if you don’t want to use Apple, but I just don’t see why that’s a huge problem.

You are probably right. But computers were not like that for the last 40 years. I wonder about alternative history without IBM PC Compatible. Maybe we just hit the performance wall and now the only way forward is system on chip. Anyway, better move on and start thinking about your computer as an appliance.

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