macOS 27 requires Apple Silicon, as Apple draws down the Intel Mac era

(arstechnica.com)

19 points | by gk1 12 hours ago ago

6 comments

  • tpmoney 10 hours ago ago

    For comparison, the transition from PPC to Intel started in 2006 and the first MacOS version to require an Intel processor was just 3 years later in 2009[1]. By comparison, the M series transition started in late 2020/early 2021. That said they were still selling Intel based macs up to 2023, but if you were buying an Intel Mac Pro in 2023 you had to know you were buying dead end tech.

    [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_transition_to_Intel_proces...

  • arkwin 9 hours ago ago

    For everyone on an Intel MacBook, myself included, running Fedora 44 with t2.linux has been a breeze. About the only things not working are slow suspend/resume and a bit of a hacky workaround to fix the touchbar on resume (if you have one). Other than that, using the t2.Linux Fedora ISO has everything working right out of the box.

    • skylurk 5 hours ago ago

      If my M1 MBP dies, this is what I would replace it with. I want off the OSX ride.

  • Trung0246 10 hours ago ago

    RIP hackintosh

    • pjmlp 5 hours ago ago

      It has always been a kludge, I am happy they are finally dead.

      Now hackintosh users have to finally take a stance, buying into Apple with all that it entails including their beloved margins, support GNU/Linux OEMs growing their customer base, or go with 80% of desktop market into Windows.

      • reddalo 2 hours ago ago

        It doesn't make any sense for a macOS user to migrate to Windows. Linux is the closest you can get and it's better than Windows anyway.