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A comment on macOS 11 Big Sur compatibility on Apple Silicon. Parent comment

Re:macOS 11 Big Sur compatibility on Apple Silicon by chrisseaton on Monday November 30, 2020 @11:50AM (#25255800)
> the number of developers with access to an M1 chip until last month was very small

I don't think you needed M1 - I think A12Z was fine and widely available for many months.

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Re:macOS 11 Big Sur compatibility on Apple Silicon by least on Monday November 30, 2020 @01:37PM (#25257244)
For certain developers... for a $500 fee. I doubt that many of the developers of packages on homebrew had access to the kit nor the inclination to buy it even if they did. They don't have the userbase nor the financial incentives to be ready for apple silicon day 1.
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Re:macOS 11 Big Sur compatibility on Apple Silicon by whoisburbansky on Monday November 30, 2020 @01:32PM (#25257176)
The number of developers with access to an A12Z running macOS was also pretty small, so I don't see how calling out the model number of the chip changes OP's point.
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Re:macOS 11 Big Sur compatibility on Apple Silicon by chrisseaton on Monday November 30, 2020 @03:26PM (#25258517)
Apple weren't giving anyone I know access to M1, but they were giving anyone who asked access to a A12Z running macOS.
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