From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

On 2025-10-25 18:35, Your Name wrote:

   Windows 10 Deadline Boosts Mac Sales
   ------------------------------------
   The Windows 10 end-of-support deadline is driving the largest
   coordinated PC replacement cycle in years across the industry,
   and Apple is emerging as one of the main beneficiaries as Mac
   shipments accelerate.

   renewals across both commercial and consumer channels. This
   pressure lifted shipments for most large brands, and the Mac
   is among the strongest gainers. According to Counterpoint,
   Apple's global Mac shipments grew 14.9% year-over-year in the
   third quarter of 2025, supported by demand for new MacBook
   models and rising enterprise adoption of Apple hardware.

The Macbook Air, base (16 GB, 256GB) is probably the best value
proposition of any laptop, period. Would be better with 512GB store, mind.

Indeed, if you need a computer (any computer) run, don't walk, to the companies that have locked their prices (like Apple).

Memory prices are rocketing - it will show up in pricing soon.

   driven by commercial penetration. Dell shipments declined 0.9%
   year-over-year.

Michael should be more careful about who he chooses for friends.

   Counterpoint noted that computer companies have started
   marketing systems with neural processing units and integrated
   AI features. While these features have not yet converted into
   a primary sales driver at scale, enterprise buyers are
   beginning to incorporate AI capability requirements into
   forward procurement so as not to retire devices before
   emerging AI workflows arrive.

I've tried an AI platform called LM Studio with a few different models - currently Meta Llama 3.1 xxx.

When it runs, the CPU cores are pretty much dead, but the GPU cores are saturated (as reported by iStat Menu).

Wicked fast too. (iMac M3).

<https://www.macrumors.com/2025/10/25/windows-10-deadline-boosts-mac-sales/>

--
"It would be a measureless disaster if Russian barbarism overlaid
the culture and independence of the ancient States of Europe."
Winston Churchill

--- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2