<s>
The	O
Mac	B-Device
transition	I-Device
to	I-Device
Apple	I-Device
silicon	I-Device
is	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
changing	O
the	O
central	B-General_Concept
processing	I-General_Concept
units	I-General_Concept
(	O
CPUs	O
)	O
of	O
Apple	O
Inc.	O
'	O
s	O
line	O
of	O
Mac	B-Device
computers	I-Device
from	O
Intel	B-Device
's	O
x86-64	B-Device
processors	O
to	O
Apple-designed	B-Device
systems	B-Architecture
on	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
that	O
use	O
the	O
ARM64	B-Architecture
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CEO	O
Tim	O
Cook	O
announced	O
a	O
"	O
two-year	O
transition	O
plan	O
"	O
in	O
his	O
WWDC	O
keynote	O
address	O
on	O
June	O
22	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
Macs	B-Device
with	O
Apple-designed	B-Device
systems	B-Architecture
on	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
were	O
released	O
that	O
November	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
time	O
Apple	O
has	O
switched	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
to	O
a	O
new	O
instruction	B-General_Concept
set	I-General_Concept
architecture	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
was	O
from	O
the	O
Motorola	B-Device
68000	I-Device
series	I-Device
to	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
chips	I-Architecture
in	O
1994	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
from	O
PowerPC	B-Device
to	I-Device
Intel	I-Device
processors	I-Device
using	O
the	O
x86	B-Operating_System
architecture	I-Operating_System
in	O
2005	O
–	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Macintoshes	B-Device
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
1984	O
,	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Motorola	B-Device
68000	I-Device
architecture	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
,	O
Apple	O
evaluated	O
several	O
possibilities	O
,	O
then	O
switched	O
to	O
the	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
family	I-Architecture
it	O
co-developed	O
with	O
IBM	O
and	O
Motorola	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
switched	O
again	O
,	O
starting	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
to	O
Intel	O
32-bit	O
and	O
64-bit	B-Device
x86	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
Lion	I-Application
dropped	O
support	O
for	O
Macs	B-Device
with	O
32-bit	B-Device
processors	O
;	O
in	O
2019	O
,	O
macOS	B-Device
Catalina	I-Device
dropped	O
support	O
for	O
32-bit	B-Device
Intel	B-Device
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supported	O
64-bit	B-Device
Intel	B-Device
systems	O
can	O
still	O
boot	O
the	O
latest	O
versions	O
of	O
macOS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
genesis	O
of	O
the	O
third	O
switch	O
began	O
in	O
1985	O
,	O
when	O
Acorn	O
's	O
ARM	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
was	O
spotted	O
by	O
Apple	O
's	O
Advanced	O
Technology	O
Group	O
,	O
an	O
internal	O
research	O
laboratory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ATG	O
thought	O
it	O
might	O
replace	O
the	O
MOS	O
6502	O
of	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
range	O
or	O
the	O
68000	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
or	O
become	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
a	O
tablet	O
device	O
,	O
under	O
Paul	O
Gavarini	O
and	O
Tom	O
Pittard	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
project	O
labelled	O
Möbius	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Apple	O
products	O
with	O
an	O
ARM	O
system	B-Architecture
on	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
were	O
the	O
1993	O
Newton	O
personal	B-Application
digital	I-Application
assistant	I-Application
,	O
the	O
2001	O
iPod	B-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
2007	O
iPhone	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
has	O
designed	O
its	B-Device
own	I-Device
custom	I-Device
ARM	I-Device
chips	I-Device
since	O
2009	O
,	O
which	O
it	O
has	O
since	O
used	O
in	O
its	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
iPod	B-Device
,	O
Apple	B-Device
TV	I-Device
,	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
,	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
,	O
Beats	O
and	O
HomePod	B-Device
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
October	O
2016	O
and	O
August	O
2020	O
,	O
Intel-based	O
Macs	B-Device
with	O
Apple-designed	B-Device
ARM	O
co-processors	O
were	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
2010s	O
,	O
media	O
reports	O
documented	O
Apple	O
's	O
frustrations	O
and	O
challenges	O
with	O
the	O
pace	O
and	O
quality	O
of	O
Intel	B-Device
's	O
technology	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
reportedly	O
had	O
trouble	O
with	O
Intel	B-Device
modems	B-Application
for	O
iPhones	B-Device
in	O
2017	O
due	O
to	O
technical	O
issues	O
and	O
missed	O
deadlines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
a	O
2018	O
report	O
suggested	O
that	O
Intel	B-Device
chip	O
issues	O
prompted	O
a	O
redesign	O
of	O
the	O
MacBook	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Apple	O
blamed	O
Intel	B-Device
processor	O
shortages	O
for	O
a	O
decline	O
in	O
Mac	B-Device
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2020	O
,	O
former	O
Intel	B-Device
principal	O
engineer	O
François	O
Piednoël	O
said	O
Intel	B-Device
's	O
"	O
abnormally	O
bad	O
"	O
quality	O
assurance	O
in	O
its	O
Skylake	B-Architecture
processors	I-Architecture
,	O
making	O
Apple	O
"	O
the	O
number	O
one	O
filer	O
of	O
problems	O
in	O
the	O
architecture	O
"	O
,	O
helped	O
Apple	O
decide	O
to	O
migrate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	B-Device
CTO	O
Mike	O
Mayberry	O
countered	O
that	O
quality	O
assurance	O
problems	O
may	O
arise	O
at	O
large	O
scale	O
from	O
any	O
CPU	O
vendor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1983	O
,	O
Acorn	O
Computers	O
started	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
project	O
to	O
design	O
its	O
own	O
CPU	O
architecture	O
and	O
instructions	O
set	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
Acorn	B-Architecture
RISC	I-Architecture
Machine	I-Architecture
(	O
ARM	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1985	O
,	O
Apple	O
's	O
Advanced	O
Technology	O
Group	O
worked	O
with	O
Acorn	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
experimental	O
prototype	O
,	O
code-named	O
Mobius	O
,	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
using	O
a	O
modified	O
ARM	B-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
cancelled	O
but	O
Apple	O
again	O
partnered	O
with	O
Acorn	O
when	O
it	O
needed	O
a	O
low-power	O
,	O
efficient	O
processor	O
for	O
its	O
future	O
Newton	O
PDA	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1990	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
joint-venture	O
was	O
created	O
between	O
Acorn	O
,	O
Apple	O
and	O
VLSI	O
Technology	O
with	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
pursuing	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
ARM	B-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
was	O
named	O
Advanced	B-Architecture
RISC	I-Architecture
Machines	I-Architecture
Ltd	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
new	O
meaning	O
of	O
the	O
ARM	O
acronym	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Apple	O
's	O
2005	B-Device
–	I-Device
2006	I-Device
transition	I-Device
to	I-Device
Intel	I-Device
processors	O
,	O
all	O
Macintosh	B-Device
computers	I-Device
,	O
until	O
the	O
transition	O
to	O
Apple	B-Device
silicon	I-Device
,	O
have	O
used	O
Intel	B-Device
's	O
x86	B-Operating_System
CPU	O
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
his	O
2005	O
WWDC	O
keynote	O
address	O
,	O
Steve	O
Jobs	O
noted	O
that	O
Intel-based	O
processors	O
outperformed	O
IBM	O
's	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
processors	I-Architecture
in	O
terms	O
of	O
energy	O
consumption	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
if	O
Apple	O
continued	O
to	O
rely	O
on	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
technology	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
unable	O
to	O
build	O
the	O
future	O
Macs	B-Device
it	O
envisioned	O
,	O
including	O
higher-performance	O
workstation	O
computers	O
and	O
advanced	O
laptops	O
for	O
a	O
rapidly	O
growing	O
laptop	O
market	O
:	O
"	O
As	O
we	O
look	O
ahead	O
,	O
we	O
can	O
envision	O
some	O
amazing	O
products	O
we	O
want	O
to	O
build	O
...	O
And	O
we	O
do	O
n't	O
know	O
how	O
to	O
build	O
them	O
with	O
the	O
future	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
roadmap.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
June	O
2006	O
,	O
only	O
Apple	O
's	O
high-end	O
desktop	O
computer	O
and	O
server	O
product	O
were	O
still	O
using	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
processors	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hardware	O
transition	O
was	O
completed	O
when	O
Intel-based	O
Mac	B-Device
Pros	I-Device
and	O
Xserve	B-Device
computers	O
were	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
2006	O
and	O
shipped	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
ceased	O
support	O
for	O
booting	O
on	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
as	O
of	O
Mac	B-Device
OS	I-Device
X	I-Device
10.6	I-Device
"	I-Device
Snow	I-Device
Leopard	I-Device
"	I-Device
in	O
August	O
2009	O
,	O
three	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
transition	O
was	O
complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
applications	O
via	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
was	O
dropped	O
from	O
macOS	O
in	O
10.7	B-Application
"	I-Application
Lion	I-Application
"	I-Application
in	O
July	O
2011	O
,	O
five	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
transition	O
was	O
complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Semi	O
would	O
develop	O
system-on-chips	O
for	O
Apple	O
's	O
iPods	B-Device
and	O
iPhones	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
acquisition	O
,	O
Apple	O
signed	O
a	O
rare	O
"	O
Architecture	O
license	O
"	O
with	O
ARM	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
company	O
to	O
design	O
its	O
own	O
core	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
ARM	B-Architecture
instruction	I-Architecture
set	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Apple-designed	B-Device
chip	O
was	O
the	O
A4	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
which	O
debuted	O
in	O
the	O
first-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
then	O
in	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
subsequently	O
released	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
products	O
with	O
its	B-Device
own	I-Device
processors	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rumors	O
of	O
Apple	O
shifting	O
Macintosh	B-Device
to	O
custom-designed	O
ARM	B-Architecture
processors	I-Architecture
began	O
circulating	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
when	O
SemiAccurate	O
predicted	O
it	O
would	O
happen	O
by	O
mid-2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
MacRumors	O
reported	O
that	O
Apple	O
was	O
testing	O
an	O
ARM-based	B-Architecture
Mac	B-Device
prototype	O
with	O
a	O
large	O
Magic	O
Trackpad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Bloomberg	O
reported	O
that	O
Apple	O
was	O
planning	O
to	O
use	O
its	O
own	O
chips	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
ARM	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
beginning	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
A12X	I-Device
Bionic	I-Device
processor	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
(	O
3rd	O
generation	O
)	O
reportedly	O
roughly	O
matches	O
the	O
performance	O
of	O
Intel	B-Device
's	O
Core	B-Device
i7	I-Device
processor	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
announced	O
its	O
plans	O
to	O
shift	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
platform	O
to	O
Apple	B-Device
silicon	I-Device
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
WWDC	O
presentations	O
in	O
June	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
entire	O
transition	O
of	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
product	O
line	O
is	O
expected	O
to	O
take	O
"	O
about	O
two	O
years	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
ARM-based	B-Architecture
Macs	B-Device
released	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
language	O
was	O
used	O
during	O
Apple	O
's	O
2005	B-Device
–	I-Device
2006	I-Device
transition	I-Device
to	I-Device
Intel	I-Device
,	O
which	O
actually	O
took	O
about	O
one	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Apple	O
apps	O
included	O
with	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
Big	I-Operating_System
Sur	I-Operating_System
are	O
compatible	O
with	O
x86-64	B-Device
and	O
ARM	B-Architecture
architectures	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
third-party	O
apps	O
are	O
similarly	O
being	O
made	O
dual-platform	O
,	O
including	O
prominent	O
software	O
packages	O
such	O
as	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Word	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
enable	O
x86-native	O
software	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
new	O
ARM-based	B-Architecture
Macs	B-Device
,	O
Rosetta	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
dynamic	O
binary	O
translation	O
software	O
is	O
transparently	O
embedded	O
in	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
Big	I-Operating_System
Sur	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Universal	B-Operating_System
binary	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
enables	O
application	O
developers	O
to	O
support	O
both	O
x86-64	B-Device
and	O
ARM64	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
allow	O
developers	O
to	O
prepare	O
their	O
software	O
for	O
a	O
smooth	O
user	O
experience	O
on	O
ARM-based	B-Architecture
Macs	B-Device
,	O
they	O
were	O
given	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
sign	O
up	O
for	O
a	O
one	O
year	O
membership	O
to	O
the	O
Universal	O
App	O
Quick	O
Start	O
Program	O
which	O
provided	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
benefits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
Developer	O
Transition	O
Kit	O
uses	O
the	O
A12Z	B-Device
chip	O
,	O
originally	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
(	O
4th	O
generation	O
)	O
,	O
housed	O
inside	O
a	O
Mac	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
transition	O
,	O
Apple	O
senior	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
Software	O
Engineering	O
Craig	O
Federighi	O
praised	O
the	O
performance	O
of	O
the	O
DTK	O
Apple	O
's	O
prototype	O
ARM-based	B-Architecture
Mac	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2020	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
M1	I-Device
,	O
its	O
first	O
ARM-based	B-Architecture
system	B-Architecture
on	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
to	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
Macs	B-Device
,	O
alongside	O
updated	O
models	O
of	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
,	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
and	O
13-inch	O
MacBook	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
based	O
on	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2021	O
,	O
Apple	O
released	O
a	O
redesigned	O
24-inch	O
iMac	B-Device
based	O
on	O
the	O
M1	B-Device
to	O
replace	O
the	O
21.5-inch	O
Intel	B-Device
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2021	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
the	O
M1	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
and	I-Device
M1	I-Device
Max	I-Device
,	O
and	O
updated	O
14-inch	O
and	O
16-inch	O
MacBook	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
models	O
based	O
on	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
M1	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
and	I-Device
M1	I-Device
Max	I-Device
use	O
integrated	O
Apple-designed	B-Device
GPUs	B-Architecture
,	O
replacing	O
the	O
integrated	O
and	O
discrete	O
GPUs	B-Architecture
supplied	O
by	O
Intel	B-Device
and	O
AMD	O
,	O
and	O
lack	O
support	O
for	O
external	O
GPUs	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
discontinued	O
all	O
of	O
their	O
Intel-based	O
laptops	O
following	O
the	O
announcement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2022	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
Studio	I-Device
,	O
a	O
new	O
high-end	O
desktop	O
model	O
that	O
uses	O
the	O
M1	B-Device
Ultra	I-Device
,	O
a	O
dual-SoC	O
configuration	O
of	O
two	O
M1	B-Device
Max	I-Device
chips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
concurrently	O
discontinued	O
the	O
27-inch	O
Intel-based	B-Device
iMac	I-Device
,	O
making	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
and	O
Core	O
i5/i7	O
Mac	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
the	O
last	O
remaining	O
Intel-based	O
Macs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Senior	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
hardware	O
engineering	O
John	O
Ternus	O
confirmed	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
an	O
Apple	B-Device
Silicon	I-Device
–	O
based	O
Mac	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2023	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
updated	O
Mac	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
models	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
M2	B-Device
and	I-Device
M2	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
,	O
and	O
discontinued	O
the	O
previous	O
Intel	B-Device
Core	I-Device
i5/i7	O
model	O
,	O
leaving	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
as	O
the	O
last	O
Intel-based	O
Mac	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2020	O
,	O
tech	O
analyst	O
Daniel	O
Newman	O
estimated	O
that	O
Apple	O
accounted	O
for	O
$1.5	O
billion	O
to	O
$3.0	O
billion	O
(	O
about	O
2%	O
to	O
4%	O
)	O
of	O
Intel	B-Device
's	O
annual	O
revenue	O
,	O
and	O
only	O
6.9	O
%	O
to	O
12%	O
of	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
market	I-Device
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
7%	O
globally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
speculated	O
that	O
Apple	O
's	O
move	O
away	O
from	O
Intel	B-Device
chips	O
could	O
prompt	O
other	O
customers	O
to	O
do	O
the	O
same	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apps	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
platform	O
can	O
run	O
natively	O
on	O
ARM-powered	O
Macs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
transition	O
could	O
restrict	O
or	O
even	O
eliminate	O
hobbyist	O
"	O
Hackintosh	B-Operating_System
"	O
computers	O
,	O
which	O
use	O
commodity	O
PC	O
hardware	O
to	O
run	O
macOS	O
,	O
in	O
violation	O
of	O
license	O
restrictions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Boot	B-Application
Camp	I-Application
software	O
,	O
which	O
enables	O
Intel-based	O
Macs	B-Device
to	O
natively	O
run	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
an	O
Apple-supported	O
dual	B-Operating_System
booting	I-Operating_System
environment	O
,	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
implemented	O
on	O
Apple	O
silicon-based	O
Macs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
Apple	O
said	O
it	O
has	O
"	O
no	O
plans	O
to	O
direct	O
boot	O
into	O
Windows	O
"	O
on	O
ARM-based	B-Architecture
Macintosh	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
's	O
senior	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
Software	O
Engineering	O
Craig	O
Federighi	O
suggested	O
that	O
virtualization	B-General_Concept
technology	O
is	O
a	O
viable	O
alternative	O
:	O
"	O
Purely	O
virtualization	B-General_Concept
is	O
the	O
route	O
...	O
Hypervisors	O
can	O
be	O
very	O
efficient	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
direct	O
boot	O
should	O
n't	O
really	O
be	O
the	O
concern.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
had	O
not	O
commented	O
on	O
whether	O
it	O
would	O
extend	O
its	O
ARM-based	B-Architecture
Windows	O
license	O
beyond	O
OEM	O
preinstallations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2022	O
,	O
Parallels	B-Language
Desktop	I-Language
for	I-Language
Mac	I-Language
preloads	O
an	O
ARM64	B-Architecture
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
onto	O
Apple	O
Silicon-based	O
Macs	B-Device
,	O
and	O
can	O
also	O
run	O
ARM64	B-Architecture
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
Apple	O
released	O
M1	B-Device
Macs	B-Device
,	O
Wired	O
expressed	O
skepticism	O
that	O
Apple	O
's	O
designers	O
could	O
use	O
smartphone-related	O
processors	O
to	O
drive	O
a	O
Mac	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
questioned	O
Apple	O
's	O
vague	O
commitment	O
to	O
allow	O
Intel	B-Device
binaries	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
ARM-based	B-Architecture
Macs	B-Device
"	O
for	O
years	O
to	O
come	O
"	O
and	O
wondered	O
which	O
upcoming	O
version	O
of	O
macOS	O
would	O
cease	O
to	O
support	O
Intel	B-Device
Macs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
systems	O
containing	O
M1	B-Device
processors	I-Device
were	O
released	O
,	O
they	O
received	O
near-universal	O
acclaim	O
for	O
their	O
high	O
speed	O
and	O
low	O
energy	O
consumption	O
.	O
</s>
