WWDC is going to be really interesting.
If the A-chip revolution is truly ready for the Mac masses, there's no better showpiece than to roll it out in a brand-new iMac.
For the media, the iMac is the personal computer synonymous with Apple, Even if the MacBook Pro line sells more machines now.
And if the bring-the-productivity-apps-to-iOS march is really a smokescreen for Mac-on-A-chip development, then the Adobe suite and Microsoft Office will be along in quick fashion. I expect that Apple's productivity and Pro Apps will be available at launch.
In fact, if Apple has been playing the really long game here, we may look back at the 2010 launch of the iPad and realize that the much-reviled 2011 total rebuild of Final Cut Pro X might have been influenced by moving the codebase to be eventually compatible with ARM. Is it possible this has been a decade-long project?
I may be getting ahead of things here, as 2021 is still the rumour. But I think it will be fun to make the chip transition this time, whenever it comes.
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