line of arm based macs imminent?

[1t1sm3]

Based on code discovered here https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...pple-might-be-making-an-arm-based-mac.203583/
together with the length of time between hardware updates... and an old rumor http://www.cultofmac.com/289773/ex-apple-exec-says-macs-run-arm-processors-2016/
I'm seriously suspecting that the new line of macs will be arm based. What do people think?

 

[Brien]

A few years ago, I'd say it was a boneheaded move - the Intel switch made a lot of Windows users consider a Mac - but with the waning support/popularity of Boot Camp and the general decline in PCs in general, I'm not sure if Apple cares about alienating customers/developers as much as they used to.

They've done it before. They may full well want full control of their CPU/GPUs... but if anyone expects MORE power I'd suspect they will be disappointed. Apple will prioritize size and heat/power consumption over performance, all in the quest for ever thinner laptops.

 

[MacsRgr8]

As long as its a fully blown desktop OS, and fully compatibility with x64 apps, I'm fine with it.

Boot Camp sure made switching easier, but, like Brien states, I don't think that is so much of an issue now.
Or, maybe you can run Windows 10 on ARM anyway.

 

[audicat]

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