Apple might make servers again to cash in on the AI rush
TL;DR
According to The Information, Apple is planning to get back into the server game and might just pair up with Nvidia to make it happen. Apple retired its Xserve line in 2011 and has largely left enterprise machines to other manufacturers since. But the growing demand for compute power as the AI industry continues to expand has apparently led the company to believe there is an opening for its powerful but efficient ARM-based M processors.
Nauti's Take
Apple's M chips are efficient and already popular with AI developers, so a dedicated server could become a real option in the data center. The catch is timing: little is expected before 2029, and by then Nvidia, AMD and the big clouds will have split the market even further.
Teams running local models on Mac hardware get an encouraging signal, yet should base purchases on the machines available today.
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