Maynard Handley (name99.delete@this.name99.org) on June 22, 2020 11:57 pm wrote:
> Ronald Maas (ronaldjmaas.delete@this.gmail.com) on June 22, 2020 10:36 pm wrote:
> > nobody in particular (nobody.delete@this.nowhe.re) on June 22, 2020 11:53 am wrote:
> > > Maynard Handley (name99.delete@this.name99.org) on June 22, 2020 11:26 am wrote:
> > > > It's real!!!!
> > >
> > > -Two year transition timeline
> > > -First systems by the end of the year
> > > -Support for Apple pro apps on day one
> > > -Microsoft and Adobe are onboard for native app support at launch
> > > -Virtualization kit for running Linux guests - it showed them running under Parallels,
> > > which I found interesting; was this x86 Parallels or ARM parallels?
> > >
> > > Everything shown off looked really, really solid. Combined with
> > > Fugaku's #1 this morning, this has been a good day for ARM.
> >
> > I am surprised about 2 things:
> > 1) Apple's intention to replace the whole Mac line up. Especially the Mac Pro is a very
> > capable machine. That will without doubt be a big challenge to match or even exceed.
> > 2) They will release first ARM based Macs this year instead of next
> > year. I expected first ARM based Macs to be released in 2021.
> >
> > Ronald
>
> I've posted the wikipedia PPC->Intel transition page here like 10 times. I've explained
> many more times than that how this transition will follow that exact same script. And
> yet people refuse to listen up till the minute that the announcements occur.
>
> Make of that what you will.
>
Well if my expectations are exceeded, then I do mind to be wrong :-)