The end for Intel-compatible x86 apps on M1 Macs?

  • > if Apple doesn't find any quick workaround for what seem to be various legal problems

    Articles like this are exasperating. What legal problems!

    (this is also a sub-par rewrite of a MacRumors article: https://www.macrumors.com/2021/03/02/rosetta-macos-11-3-stri...)

  • I think it's a bit too fast to disable Rosetta 2 on the ARM-based Macs. Plenty of software that can't run natively on these Macs or people (like me) aren't inclined to buy a new license for software they don't use frequently enough.

    Personally, I think this would stop me from buying more ARM-based Macs in the short in the future.

  • Any clarification of “certain countries”?