DovesGoWest
Senior Member
LOL Windows was on ARM in tech terms a long time ago now, the Surface Pro X is not a dud the problem is no 3rd part software companies are recompiling ARM versions of their software. Microsoft control the Surface hardware no different to Apple and brought out an ARM version to test the waters. The thing is there are a thousand and one other hardware manufacturers who make Intel based machines for windows and they have seen no demand to make an ARM version, with no hardware then no software will come chicken n egg situation.This is false. As far as standard computing systems Apple already has a strong hardware and software ecosystem, Windows has nothing comparable on Arm and it's why the Surface Pro X was largely a dud. Makes no difference if they have been out longer, the practical usability is not there, and emulating on Windows arm takes a performance dive. The benefits of Arm are only there when the software is designed for it (not emulated). The main takeaway is that because Apple is so large and influential, their transition to Arm is a big incentive for software developers to get on board, and they already have some experience making apps for ipads on arm.
With Apple they control the chicken and egg so they can change to ARM, there is no incentive at all for software developers they are been forced by Apple as there is no alternative, its either recompile or you wont work anymore. Your point of Apple been for "large and influential" is pretty mute, look at the market shares of Microsoft, Apple, Google etc. Yes they write and compile "Apps" for iOS believe it or not i do as well professionally and guess what I write and compile them on a Windows machine and deploy to iOS, Apps are a different ball game. Recoding and recompile the likes of Logic and Final Cut is not a simple process, imagine what would happen if some of the big 3rd party software companies turned round and said they werent going to support ARM and stick with Intel
So as i said before if your a Logic Pro user start saving for the next upgrade which will cost thousands and comes with a free new MacBook.