iChris
iChris

I’m old enough to remember when Apple was excited to build amazing hardware for people creating movies, music, and art.

This M5 Ultra Mac Studio feels made for Qwen3.8-Flash-Next.&10;&10;- 100+ TPS at 4 or 5-bit&10;- Token prefill is up 150% (!) compared to M3 Ultra&10;- Can use subagents with room to spareAn elderly woman with curly blonde hair is sitting on a couch and speaking to a man, with the subtitle Life is a house of horrors. displayed at the bottom. From Widow’s Bay.
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manton
manton

@iChris It’s a good point. Even a MacBook Neo is enough for most creative apps, but Apple wouldn’t be happy only selling $699 computers. See also: ads everywhere, services revenue.

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iChris
iChris

@manton I’m not as anti-AI as I sometimes snark about on social media, but it does make me sad that my kids are being told “build with AI” instead of “make movies or music in iMovie or GarageBand”.

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manton
manton

@iChris Yeah, I think this is going to be an issue broadly too, how we prioritize being creative and doing things “the hard way” when AI can do everything for us.

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