NoSpammer (no.delete@this.spam.com) on June 23, 2020 3:45 am wrote:
> Doug S (foo.delete@this.bar.bar) on June 23, 2020 2:20 am wrote:
> > Which is why I'm not surprised we are seeing these Macs this year instead of 2021 like
> > I had predicted. I was assuming the third party porting work and testing would begin
> > in July, but apparently it has already been going on for months now. I wonder how long
> > the first ARM Macs have already been in the hands of third party developers?
>
> Maybe an iPad Pro with mouse and keyboard is all you need for the
> first steps. Note that mouse support became public only recently.

As far as we can tell from some Twitter hints, the MS (and Adobe, likely) work was done via remote connection. No hardware given out.

> > I'm particularly curious what they may have been working on with Microsoft as
> > far as helping out the Mac users who rely on Windows beyond simply porting.
>
> Microsoft will gladly make a GUI for your i-thing to be able to sell you
> SaaS subscription (besides hedging their bets and covering the bases).
>