Comment by charcircuit
5 hours ago
M4 and M5 are literally general purpose computing parts. Apple literally owns the most profitable general purpose computing platform with the iPhone.
5 hours ago
M4 and M5 are literally general purpose computing parts. Apple literally owns the most profitable general purpose computing platform with the iPhone.
Perhaps this was worded poorly, but the parent is referring to inability to source these processors from Apple and use them in other (non-Apple devices).
As in, they don't sell you the parts, they only sell you the entire product. If you don't want the entire package, the processors alone are irrelevant.
The iPhone is anything but a general purpose computing platform. Apple actively prevents many purposes.
A general purpose platform does not mean that any possible purpose is possible. It means that it is not architected for a specific purpose, but instead is open to multiple.
iPhone is an Apple controlled computing platform.
That does not stop it from being intended for general purpose use cases as opposed to targeted ones like gaming.