Apple Plans to Ditch Intel and Use Custom Mac Chips Starting in 2020

[radus]

A slow Emulator for Windows is not an option.

We like Macs and OSX software, but we need Windows (fast)

For our Mac-Software there is also analogous Software in Windows .
In case of a slow emulator for Windows, we will probably completely switch to Windows and Linux.

 

[jerwin]

i7-1060NG7 vs i7-1060G7

very minor differences.

possibly related to Intel's trusted execution technology, which Apple doesn't need, or want.

edit: see

https://www.smalltechnews.com/archives/106946

 

[Eriamjh1138@DAN]

If Apple dumps Intel for their own Ax chips, Apple will likely emulate Intel so they don't have the whole "Surface ARM can't run Intel" problem. And I just mean Intel MacOS apps, not Windows.

I don't think Apple cares much about Windows on Macs and see that as dabbling for the 1% Windows crowd. There's so many ways they could find cross-functionality. Bye, Windows. Sorry, guys, but how many of you are there, really?

Mac sales are so much bigger now than in 2005, although I haven't crunched how much bigger Apple is revenue-wise compared to Mac revenue only.

I'm not sure if I'd rather have the last Intel iMac or the first aMac (my name for and ARM iMac). Probably neither.

 

[turbineseaplane]

I don't think Apple cares much about Windows on Macs and see that as dabbling for the 1% Windows crowd. There's so many ways they could find cross-functionality. Bye, Windows. Sorry, guys, but how many of you are there, really?

You are correct.

It will impact me if so as I run Hackintosh dual boot (for gaming on Windows side), but I think I'll be able to keep this up for at least another 5 years...and if it ever becomes untenable, I can simply run a standalone Windows box again.

 

[Carles20vt]

Nothing exiting here - that chip is used in the new four port 13" MacBook Pro. The lower spec i5-1038NG7 is the base CPU option in that MBP.

The 2020 Airs also use chips from the same generation: i3-1000NG4, i5-1030NG7, and i7-1060NG7.

True... I didn't checked it.

nope. N just means minor tweaks for an OEM. Like clock speed. Or packaging/socket type.

Thanks, now I know it 😉

i7-1060NG7 vs i7-1060G7

very minor differences.

possibly related to Intel's trusted execution technology, which Apple doesn't need, or want.

edit: see

https://www.smalltechnews.com/archives/106946

Thanks! So I was wrong!

 

[Malus120]

Need to wait to see how bootcamp will be affected by this, they cold just go with AMD

No we don’t need to wait to see how bootcamp will be affected. Bootcamp isn’t magic, all it does is make some simple boot loader modifications. Bootcamp, as we know it today, will not work when running on non x86 hardware. Period.

Depending on how Apple configures the boot loader you may be able to boot Linux or (maybe) Windows for ARM, but neither of those things are a substitute for the full fat windows on x86 experiance (which, to be fair Linux isn’t trying to be).

I hate to be the bearer of bad news but that’s just the way it is.

Honestly unless Apple’s A series chips for Mac end up being massively faster than the fastest consumer/prosumer chips Intel and AMD offer transitioning to ARM is just a flat out bad move.

Apple should really just move a good portion of the lineup to AMD until Intel gets their **** together (and no, it would hardly be any work at all, I run macOS on ryzen everyday).