An ARM version of Windows won't really be as valuable as you might think it is.
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I should've clarified. If I install macOS Big Sur on my Intel-based Mac, will I be able to use Apple's built-in virtualization software to install Windows?
Or, is the virtualization software strictly for running ARM-based software?
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Yup! SJ...man, what a visionary....
Will it have native airplay 2 as a main output for stereo homepods as main output?
Make sure to watch the Platform State of the Union at 2pm PDT it tends to have better info.
This WWDC has been great, it makes me excited to see what the future holds
Yeah, I was disappointed to see the 'look' of where macOS is headed. I get the desire to unify the aesthetic of all apple OSes but...man. Feels like the soul of the mac is slowly draining. I don't want to stare at a giant ipad when using my mac!
That's an interesting question, but I think my answer probably doesn't really change. VMware Fusion and the non-App Store Parallels Desktop use their own virtualization technologies which should continue to work, with updates, and the App Store Parallels should also work to run Intel software.
A lot of people hung on to the 2012 because of the quad core. This is a big omission.farewell Mac mini 2012still not bad
Agreed, definitely looking at a Razer Blade Stealth 13 + Arch Linux for my new machine.
Actually, I think we now have a reasonable explanation for the smelly mess that is Catalina: Apple has had all their A-team on Big Sur for the past 2 years. I'm super excited!
But will the next year's release be called macOS 11.1 or will it proceed straight to macOS 12, 13, 14, etc?
Yup. That was my 1st thought too....They resisted and they resisted but ultimately, the iOS pull was just too much. Apple just had a hard time keeping iOS and macOS separated. Now, with the internal silicon all being merged, I guess Apple finally decided now was a good time as any to complete to iOS-ification of macOS. If the internal is the same, why not make the external design language the same too?
Look at that light grey text on the left as well as the top menu; trying to focus even momentarily on the faint, wispy text hurts my eyes and gives me headache strain. I cringe more and more with each increase in minimalism in the iOS/OS since iOS7.
Nobody else feels pain/discomfort with such fragile, translucent interface aspects?
Praying that “reduce translucency” and “increase contrast” remain as options going forward.
Nobody else feels pain/discomfort with such fragile, translucent interface aspects?
Praying that “reduce translucency” and “increase contrast” remain as options going forward.
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If the iPadOS versioning scheme is anything to go by, I guess it will just be 12,13,14, etc.
Because they don't want to spoil talking about A14 yet? .. will give better benchs compared to giving today A12Z benchs.
So my late 2013 MacBook Pro is now the oldest supported MacBook Pro. Looks like this will be the last update which still supports it - my Mac mini has been stranded in High Sierra for a couple of years now but it is a mid 2011 - so a new MacBook Pro may be on the shopping list next year leaving the quandary of intel or ARM. I guess by then we’ll have some better idea of the differences in price and performance across the ranges.
I'm amazed that my late 2012 mac mini with quad core i7 isn't supported but a dual core mac mini from 2014 is, the only reason I can imagine this to be the case is the graphics. But how big of a graphics jump could it have been.
