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Re:Apple announces it will switch to its own processors for ... by jdhn on Monday June 22, 2020 @02:51PM (#23604164)
I'm in the market for a new laptop, and if I knew how long the Intel macs would be supported, I could see myself picking one up. Unfortunately, nothing was said about that so I guess I'm holding off.
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Re:Apple announces it will switch to its own processors for ... by 95014_refugee on Monday June 22, 2020 @02:59PM (#23604341)
Standard Apple support is 7 years from last date of sale. 2 years for transition, so seems reasonable to expect support most of the way to 2030.
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Re:Apple announces it will switch to its own processors for ... by seanalltogether on Monday June 22, 2020 @04:09PM (#23605782)
Apple dropped macOS support for their powerpc architecture after only 3 years, so any claims of hardware support being 7 years is not very meaningful
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Re:Apple announces it will switch to its own processors for ... by gerardnll on Monday June 22, 2020 @02:54PM (#23604235)
Only ‘for years to come’
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Re:Apple announces it will switch to its own processors for ... by toyg on Monday June 22, 2020 @02:58PM (#23604309)
They said the transition should take 2 years. I wouldn't expect much more than that.
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Re:Apple announces it will switch to its own processors for ... by macintux on Monday June 22, 2020 @03:00PM (#23604378)
Disagree. He said Intel Macs would be supported for "years to come" and that they had more in the pipeline. They'll be supported for significantly longer than 2 years.
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