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    5 months ago

    Then you have to ask how would that change benefit Apple?

    If there’s no significant benefit they won’t do it.

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        5 months ago

        Now work profits over time into that equation and you’re getting it.

        They make far more money selling entirely new computer hardware with integrated memory. They charge a fairly steep price for memory and I’m sure their fab costs are nowhere near that.

        Banging out a new CPU with different amounts of memory is relatively cheap, not like they’re redesigning from scratch to throw in a few more memory components. Memory is simple and predictable.

        If I was them I’d make a single chip with 32-64GB of RAM and just blow fuses to the necessary sizes to make it cheap, but although that makes sense for manufacturing it’s a PR issue down the road when someone finds out.

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            5 months ago

            Ah well. I’m an Apple user and I own stock in them. I’m on both sides of this fence.