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kscherer
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Join Date: Aug 2004
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2020-04-23, 15:39

There are several bridges that need crossing, and I suspect Apple is going to cross them one at a time. MacBook first, maybe the Mac Mini or an entry iMac second, then on to higher end laptops and iMacs, and then the Mac Pro. That will probably happen over the course of 3-5 years (or faster if Apple's chip designs are a lot further along than we think—after all, there is nothing that says they have to use existing Ax chips; they may have something already prototyped that is years ahead of anything in the iPhone/iPad).

Things like pro software will come along quickly since Microsoft and Adobe are already partially in the game with their iOS offerings, and certainly Apple's Pro apps will be along shortly. Once the ball is rolling, however, it is going to roll swiftly, especially if Apple makes Mac OS Ax look and feel just like it's X86 variant. If I can't tell the difference, it will be successful, and people will rush in to buy them, especially since it is likely that Ax Macs will be $200+ cheaper simply because the silicon will be that much cheaper.

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