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Join Date: Oct 2005
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2020-06-22, 19:13

I think it’s a good move for Apple, they have always wanted start to finish control. It also means they can roll out new machines when they want to. It also means the convergence of iOS and desktop OS will be coming soon. Say good bye to things like the Finder and other traditional desktop features once the Intel machines are phased out. Having a team developing one OS and developers only needing to make one app will make Apple, and developers happy.

I suspect Apple will drop Intel support as soon as possible to drive sales of new computers. I’d say as soon as AppleCare warranty runs out on the last shipping Intel Macs, say good bye to OS support. 2025 at the latest is my guess. I sure wouldn’t be buying an Intel Mac today with that in mind.

Will I buy one of the new Macs? Not likely, I’ve needed Mac OS less and less as time goes on. Hard to think of anything other than Apple’s video editing software that keeps me on the platform, and it’s not worth it just for that to be honest.
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