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If Apple decides to switch to ARM chips, they will have some form of virtualisation technology that'll allow unported apps to run. Sure, performance won't be a

If Apple decides to switch to ARM chips, they will have some form of virtualisation technology that'll allow unported apps to run. Sure, performance won't be as good as native, but it'll be good enough to introduce ARM Macs. If they don't have a way to emulate x86 chips, I don't see them introducing ARM Macs.

Abishek_Muthian 8y ago
Yes, Mac ARM chips are likely to feature some x86 emulation. On a side note, I wonder about the patent dynamics regarding x86 & x86-64 emulation. When Microsoft & Qualcomm announced snapdragon powered Windows 10, intel gave a 'not-so-subtle' threat to Qualcomm regarding patents for x86 emulation[1]. MS, still released the model anyways. I guess, Apple has enough leverage to negotiate patents for x86(intel),x86_64(AMD) emulation.
- TazeTSchnitzel 8y ago
  Both Intel and ARM will tell you that their patents are required. (Questionable if that's true.)
- judge2020 8y ago
  > x86 emulation[1] Did you mean to post a reference?