Apple MacBook Air 為何終於升級至16GB RAM?

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為何蘋果被迫升級MacBook Air

本週,蘋果推出了三款全新MacBook Pro型號,搭載最新的M4芯片。蘋果首席執行官蒂姆·庫克(Tim Cook)及其團隊在這次發布中持續推進其新一代生成式人工智能的計劃,宣稱「蘋果智能利用蘋果芯片和神經引擎的力量,為用戶在Mac上開啟全新的工作、交流和表達方式」。

在這次公告中,MacBook Air的規格也進行了調整。曾經受到批評的入門版將不再配備僅有8GB的RAM。蘋果一直堅持將8GB視為可接受的選項,然而社區和其他競爭品牌的筆記本電腦製造商都將16GB視為最低標準。

這一變化為何會在本週發生?

蘋果對你MacBook的需求有自己的看法

這並不是蘋果第一次認為自己比市場更有見地。

無線充電於2012年首次在Nokia Lumia 820上亮相,2013年Google Nexus 7上也有使用。蘋果的首款無線充電iPhone則要等到2017年的iPhone 8才推出。USB-C在2015年首次出現在Android手機上後迅速被業界廣泛採用,而蘋果的首款USB-C iPhone直到2023年才發布。

雖然有一些有趣的電子墨水選項(例如YotaPhone),但始終顯示器在2016年隨著Samsung Galaxy S7的推出而進入Android市場,直到2022年iPhone 14才引入這一功能。

這些功能的技術並不複雜,也不是特別專有的。它們在被單一製造商推出後,證明了其價值,市場也決定了它們應該成為整個智能手機生態系統的標準功能。

蘋果的MacBook是一個單點故障

蘋果多年來一直固執地不在iPhone上添加受歡迎的功能和規格。iPhone的封閉生態系統使得蘋果沒有壓力去提供市場上其他品牌所接受的基本功能。蘋果的用戶只能等待庫克及其團隊從他們的象牙塔走下來,與其他人一起接受市場變化。

在競爭激烈的零售環境下,這種情況不可能長期保持不變。一家製造Windows筆記本電腦的公司若聽聞市場對某一急需功能的需求,而競爭對手卻未提供,便會迅速介入,滿足這些客戶的需求。

但這並不是蘋果的客戶能夠受益的情況。如果有某個功能、升級或競爭對手的規格是他們希望在蘋果的操作系統上看到的,那麼對於macOS或iOS的用戶來說,並沒有其他選擇。蘋果所創造的封閉系統更有利於蘋果本身,而非消費者。最終的決策者不是市場,而是管理層。

如果庫克不想實施,那就不會實現。

我們曾認為640K的RAM對每個人來說已經足夠

蘋果始終強調8GB RAM已經足夠,並且這得益於蘋果芯片的優勢。這一口號在每款搭載8GB RAM的新Mac推出時都會被提及。這一切在生成式AI技術出現後卻發生了變化,蘋果被迫加快其進程。

儘管它們仍然落後於採用曲線,但蘋果智能系列的第一波應用程序已經推出,而這些應用都需要16GB的RAM。令人驚訝的是,蘋果的管理團隊決定在所有產品上標配16GB RAM。現在,曾經的入門級8GB RAM終於被移除。

你的MacBook是否是蘋果的焦點?

這就是為什麼競爭是良性的原因。它推動了創新,排除了系統中的惰性,並確保市場能夠決定什麼是最佳和最受歡迎的。最終,競爭賦予了消費者權力。

蘋果主張,專注於製造「世界上最好的產品」能夠豐富人們的生活。基於這一焦點,它能夠為客戶提供最佳產品。問題在於,沒有外部壓力的情況下,只有蘋果自己來決定什麼是其鎖定客戶的最佳選擇。如果該客戶不是你,那麼你就需要等待蘋果決定他們需要的產品恰好是你想購買的。

今天,入門級的M3 MacBook Air配備16GB RAM,售價1099美元……這與上週8GB RAM的M3 MacBook Air的價格相同。

這一變化不僅是技術上的進步,更是蘋果在面對市場競爭壓力下的反應。這讓我們再次看到,消費者的需求和市場的變化能夠推動技術的進步。蘋果未來是否能夠繼續適應這一變化,將是值得關注的焦點。

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