Yeah, those are some good points. You've brought me around to thinking this is more likely now! I'm still just leaning towards them introducing these chips as

Yeah, those are some good points. You've brought me around to thinking this is more likely now! I'm still just leaning towards them introducing these chips as an all in one product category, though - perhaps under a different brand of macbook model that is very clearly distinct from all the rest (looks different, etc) and a software strategy to match like a suite of ARM compatible software out of the gate that make it a useful standalone device whilst the ecosystem catches up. But yeah you're right, the transition looks like it'll be smoother than I'd assumed and it maybe wouldn't be a blocking obstacle from their point of view. Let's see!