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When running OCLP, installing any macOS updates (including security updates) without OCLP confirming that it supports them risks breaking your Mac. Thats why the tecommendation to turn off automatic updates, which is a terrible security practice.  That means you may face a delay in remediating security issues until the developers “catch up” with Apple updates. 

Also note that in the majority of cases OCLP disables some of the built-in security related features of mavOS. Your OCLP Mac is not as secure as a stock macOS implementation. 

softeky said:

It is still the case that Parallels runs Intel code but VMWare does not. Linux is certainly stable enough on both  Intel and ARM architectures, running in both Parallels and VMWare virtual hosting environments, but I'll have to spend some time seeing how much Windows-ARM has improved in VMWare as Windows-Intel still appears to only be an option in Parallels.

Parallels DID NOT and DOES NOT run Intel operating systems on Apple Silcon Macs. See https://kb.parallels.com/en/124223 where it clearly states that Intel operating systems only run on Intel Macs. VMware Fusion and Parallels both require ARM operating systems when running on Apple Silicon Macs. 

I push the BS button on this one. Thunderbolt chips are expensive. Thunderbolt is over-kill.  Take a look at the cost of external USB-C drives vs Thunderbolt drives if you want an idea.
If you want to drive up the cost of iPhones excessively, then go right ahead and put Thunderbolt in them.

USB-C as a connector and USB 3.2 Gen 2, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 or USB 4 are much more appropriate for these devices. 

jkichline said:

Simply put, it's an inefficient x86 design with larger transistors. It requires more and bigger transistors to perform the same number of tasks which uses more electricity and consumes more power. The architecture is completely different.

Don't you also have to take into account that the Intel chips have a RISC-like internal core, and that the chip microcode converts the x86/x86_64 ISA into those RISC-like instructions? 

Epson did seem to get it right with their Ecotank printers. It is a pleasure not to have to deal with cartridges and the waste and inconvenience they cause.  I may not be typical but it’s been over 2 years and I’ve not had to purchase ink for my Epson Ecotank printer. And when I do, the ink bottles are way more cost effective.  I have not had the clogging problems with it that I’ve had with cartridge based Epson printers in the past.