'I feel quite certain Wellborn had it right the first time: reviewers at ostensibly neutral publications are afraid that reiterating the plain
truth about x86 vs. Apple silicon — that Apple silicon wins handily in both performance and efficiency — is not going to be popular with a large segment of their audience. Apple silicon is a profoundly
inconvenient truth for many computer enthusiasts who do not like Macs,
so they’ve gone into denial, like Fox News cultists and climate change. It’s that simple. There’s no other explanation for omitting MacBooks
from comparisons like Ars Technica’s.'
<https://daringfireball.net/linked/2022/07/23/apple-silicon-inconvenient-truth
And:
'Not only do I agree with John’s objection about pricing, I’ll add my
own about terminology. In an article titled “The Best Laptops”, Wirecutter confusingly refers to the “best in show” category as “best ultrabook“, and describe “ultrabook” as follows:
[Ultrabooks] have great keyboards, screens, and battery life, they
offer enough power to do everything most people need a computer for,
and they’re thin, light, and portable. You should expect to pay
between $900 and $1,300 for a great Windows ultrabook that will last
you three to four years.
Take out the word “Windows” and what the authors describe is the
category of laptop defined by the MacBook Air. In that sense,
“ultrabook” really means “off-brand MacBook Air”. Naming the category “best ultrabook” instead of “best laptop” feels like a deliberate cop-out to justify excluding Apple’s MacBooks.'
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