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But how many x86 legacy Mac apps would break if they switched to ARM? Could it be the case that we’re really waiting on Apple’s lawyer team to figure out how t
by runeks 9y ago
But how many x86 legacy Mac apps would break if they switched to ARM?
Could it be the case that we’re really waiting on Apple’s lawyer team to figure out how to sidestep Intel’s x86 patent, so OSX can emulate x86 with a bunch of ARM chips?
- erikj 9y agoApple doesn't seem to care much about legacy software given their recent history. They could revive their Rosetta binary translator.
- pcwalton 9y agoIntel is litigious when it comes to emulating x86.
- masklinn 9y agoThe biggest issue is likely that they don't have performance headroom they could spend on the emulation though, x86-on-ARM would be way slower than Rosetta let alone m68k
- Skunkleton 9y agoMicrosoft is doing exactly this: https://www.extremetech.com/computing/249292-microsoft-declares-windows-10-arm-devices-will-run-x86-code-near-native-speed https://www.extremetech.com/computing/249292-microsoft-decla...