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markdog12 | karma 4950 | avg karma 6.4 · 2021-02-11 12:04:16+00:00

M1 runs x86 apps through Rosetta 2. It works very well in my experience.

minikites | karma 2811 | avg karma 1.07 · 2021-02-11 12:20:24

Until Apple arbitrarily decides to stop including it like they did with Rosetta 1 for PowerPC emulation.

xchaotic | karma 1434 | avg karma 2.04 · 2021-02-11 13:09:58+00:00

Well that’s when he can Stop buying a new Mx Mac. Until then M1 is more power efficient than x86 so more battery life etc.

minikites | karma 2811 | avg karma 1.07 · 2021-02-11 13:32:33+00:00

Rosetta 1 was disabled in a software update, it had nothing to do with hardware. Existing Macs instantly became less useful.

jacquesm | karma 227883 | avg karma 3.76 · 2021-02-11 13:49:19

Because someone at marketing figured they could make a quick buck selling people new versions of software they already owned.