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melgross said:

It’s not clear as to what these will be based on. There is plenty of time for them to be based on the A15 cores.

It's not strictly correct to say they're based on A15 cores:  the A15 and the M1-series are both derived from the same IP.   (as in, no, humans aren't descended from chimps, but rather both humans and chips share a common ancestor).  It may sound like a purely academic distinction, but as the Apple Silicon family gets broader and deeper, it's going to get more and more important to keep it clear.

A conservative politician who cares more about corporate profit than actual people.  Shocker.

lkrupp said:

The only way to incentivize reluctant developers is to hit ‘em hard in the pocketbook. Really hard 

Really?  How hard?  And with what?  Most people already expect apps to be free and with infinite updates forever, so what TF are you gonna hit 'em with?

Wow.  This is a f'ing HOSTILE article.  Use the software that gets the job done.  Apple provided Rosetta 2 -- a GREAT piece of technology -- for a good reason.  it didn't provide it for developers, it provided it for customers.   Apple supports it.  Apple supports Intel binaries running as translated ARM binaries on Apple Silicon.  Keep in mind that your Apple Silicon Mac is *never* running emulations as these apps run.  Your Mac is *always* running native machine code -- the translation is done at install time or at first launch and that's all.    Yes, developers supporting it directly is the end-goal, but that day isn't here yet.

When *APPLE* says it's time to have Apple Silicon support in apps submitted to the App Stores or they won't be accepted, that's when the day is here. It's not up to Apple Insider to tell you that.  

AppleInsider said:

set of iOS system features restricts availability of ad targeting and metrics tools, important data for companies like Snap that are heavily reliant on ad sales.


Read on AppleInsider

Shame on them for relying on user data for their money.