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Most code? I would imagine that most code run on Apple laptops today would start with Safari. And then Slack, some IDEs, etc etc. These will all get ported extr
by greedo 6y ago
Most code? I would imagine that most code run on Apple laptops today would start with Safari. And then Slack, some IDEs, etc etc. These will all get ported extremely fast if they haven't already been.
There will be a long tail of edge case software that runs in emulation, but that won't affect the majority of users.
- AnthonyMouse 6y agoThat's not how the long tail works. Any given esoteric piece of software won't be used by very many people, but very many people will use some esoteric piece of software. You also have the problem with proprietary software that even if a port exists, it's not the version you have an existing license for, and you may not be able to afford a new laptop and all new software at the same time.
- greedo 6y agoThat's partially correct, and partially wrong. Long tail means that few people will buy/use a particular software package, but that if you have lots of such packages, you can make money. In the case of Apple Silicon, if there's an "esoteric" package, by definition it's only used by a small number of people.