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In article <rgjqmf$dv4$1@gioia.aioe.org>, RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com>
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> >>>> Anyone like to talk me out of it? :-)
> >>> 
> >>> it's *already* obsolete.
> >> 
> >> In the sense that I expect it to work, to do the things I want it to do, it
> >> won't be obsolete for me. Or I suspect pretty much everyone else who buys
> >> one.
> >> And I'm not sure how something can become obsolete before the replacement
> >> is
> >> announced.
> > 
> > it will certainly work, however, based on past transitions, it won't be
> > supported as long, won't be as fast and will have fewer features than
> > apple silicon macs. some software will require apple silicon, with no
> > intel counterpart.
> 
> The feature side of things will be interesting. I had Intel and PPC Macs at
> the time of the last change and I don't remember any significant feature
> difference - insofar as my memory serves correctly and the comparison is
> relevant.

there were numerous cases where an intel mac could do things powerpc
macs could not. 

almost immediately, there were intel-only apps, mainly from developers
who were new to the platform and never had a powerpc mac.

writing ios apps required an intel mac, as did natively running windows.

for apple silicon, ios apps will run natively, which will never be
possible on intel, and expect to see many of them ported to have a
somewhat normal mac ui. 

also expect a variety of hardware features that were not previously
possible with intel.

> >>> wait for apple silicon.
> >> 
> >> Yes, I would have done if it was due in the next year. But really, I'm not
> >> that curious.
> > 
> > the first apple silicon mac(s) will be released by the end of 2020,
> > likely announced in october, approximately 2.5 months from now.
> 
> We'll see. I'd be very surprised if we see a silcon iMac for a year or more.

keep in mind that the first intel mac was the imac.

imac is the most popular desktop mac, and it had only a minimal update
this past week. the imac pro was not updated at all. 

the imac is a strong contender for being among the first.

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