Apple's M1: the fastest and bestest ever silicon = revolution? Nah, there's far more interesting stuff happening in tech that matters to everyone

It's just Apple doing what Apple does best. Making loads of money by tending to its Walled Garden

Apple Silicon has been the autumn's hottest news in cool chips. Giving Intel two years' notice, the first laptop and desktop with the new Arm-based M1 chip have shipped and the benchmarks run. If you believe some of the more febrile headlines, Apple has upended the industry, sparked a revolution and changed the face of computing forever....