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> You think Apple should bear the cost and support burdens of maintaining compatibility for two CPU architectures across their OSes, app stores and in house app
by Rapzid 4y ago
> You think Apple should bear the cost and support burdens of maintaining compatibility for two CPU architectures across their OSes, app stores and in house applications for the benefit of a few thousand Mac Pro sales?
They sorta already do this via Rosetta..
But more to your point, yes they need to treat this like a leak in a damn and plug it even if it takes seemingly disproportionate resources.
- giobox 4y ago> They sorta already do this via Rosetta.. Across Apple, to continue making x86 machines alongside ARM, is going to need a lot more than just the Rosetta software layer. Rosetta doesn't help hardware design, R&D expenditures for this tiny handful of x86 machines OP is proposing Apple keep in the lineup. Those R&D expenses for just x86 development work are much harder to justify when its just the Mac Pro that benefits, not the entire computer line, too.