[HN Gopher] Apple Starts Leaving Intel Macs Behind in macOS Mont...
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       Apple Starts Leaving Intel Macs Behind in macOS Monterey
        
       Author : fortran77
       Score  : 14 points
       Date   : 2021-06-11 20:28 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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       | proggy wrote:
       | All of the features mentioned (background blurring, live text,
       | etc.) are "gee whiz" stuff. Yes, it would be possible to
       | implement those features for x86_64 processors, but this article
       | feels more like a writer trying to jump in early and predict the
       | inevitable future when real, substantial features in future
       | versions of OS X will be Apple silicon-only in a few years.
        
       | Wowfunhappy wrote:
       | > For the first time, some of Apple's own features will only be
       | available on computers with the company's homegrown silicon.
       | 
       | No, it's not. Only M1 Macs can run iOS apps in Big Sur, which is
       | a pretty major feature.
       | 
       | And it was just a few days ago we were seeing rumors that the Mac
       | Pro is going to get a refresh which is still Intel-based...
        
       | rad_gruchalski wrote:
       | Which is interesting considering there is no 16" M1 model.
        
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