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Re:Apple announces it will switch to its own processors for ... by rbanffy on Monday June 22, 2020 @02:56PM (#23604269)
Remember the MacBook Pro with a DVD drive lived on for years after all its siblings were discontinued. We can expect some x86 support to remain available for years after the last new ARM machine is launched.
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Re:Apple announces it will switch to its own processors for ... by SyneRyder on Monday June 22, 2020 @03:19PM (#23604818)
I think that's the mid-2012 MBP? They were still selling them in 2015, I bought one of the last ones before it was pulled from sale. It remained in the lineup because it continued to be a best-seller.

Apple was already grumpy about servicing it by 2018 or so though, even with AppleCare. (I've switched to Windows now.)

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Re:Apple announces it will switch to its own processors for ... by rbanffy on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @04:54AM (#23611421)
I think it could be tied to large contracts and ensured availability. I suspect there will be an x86-based Mac available well past the two year transition that was announced.
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