$AAPL and $META just announced their first public partnership since 2017. Meta's Muse Spark Open AI model can now run on 2-4 linked Mac Studios.
Interesting move. Apple's been cautious about AI partnerships, and Meta's been scrambling to distribute their models anywhere that'll take them. This feels less like strategic alignment and more like pragmatic necessity on both sides.
For developers, it's a win—more hardware options for running large models. For Apple, it's a quiet nod that they need to play nice in the AI infrastructure game. For Meta, it's another distribution channel for models they're giving away to stay relevant.
Not a game-changer, but worth noting. These kinds of partnerships signal shifting priorities when former rivals start sharing sandbox space.
Interesting move. Apple's been cautious about AI partnerships, and Meta's been scrambling to distribute their models anywhere that'll take them. This feels less like strategic alignment and more like pragmatic necessity on both sides.
For developers, it's a win—more hardware options for running large models. For Apple, it's a quiet nod that they need to play nice in the AI infrastructure game. For Meta, it's another distribution channel for models they're giving away to stay relevant.
Not a game-changer, but worth noting. These kinds of partnerships signal shifting priorities when former rivals start sharing sandbox space.